2 More UN Peacekeepers Injured as Israel Fires at Hezbollah in the Area

The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has warned of “very serious risks” for its mission after explosions wounded two peacekeepers near the Lebanon–Israel border, the second such incident in two days. Israel and the Hezbollah terrorist group have been exchanging fire along the border since last October. The clash intensified over the past week as Israel pounded the Iran-backed group’s stronghold in the southern suburbs of Beirut in several rounds of targeted airstrikes, killing high-ranking commanders and destroying weapons stockpiles and rocket launchers. The airstrikes were followed by a ground operation involving thousands of Israeli troops in the area just along the border, where they have been dismantling the launch pads that Hezbollah has used to fire rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank missiles into Israeli towns, as well as infrastructure the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said would allow for an invasion similar to the one by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023....