BEIRUT: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said attacks by Israel and Hezbollah near its positions “could potentially draw return fire.”
In a statement, UNIFIL said it was “extremely concerned” about attacks from both sides “carried out from near our positions, which could potentially draw return fire.”
It urged them to “put down their weapons and work seriously toward a ceasefire.”
Three Indonesian peacekeepers killed in two separate explosions in southern Lebanon last week were laid to rest in their hometowns on Sunday.
Peacekeeper Farizal Rhomadhon, 28, died when a projectile exploded on March 29 in southern Lebanon, where Israel and Hezbollah have been fighting since Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war.
Two other blue helmets, Zulmi Aditya Iskandar, 33, and Muhammad Nur Ichwan, 26, died a day later when an explosion struck a logistics convoy of the UNIFIL, also in southern Lebanon.
The deadly incidents sparked calls from Indonesian authorities for an investigation and security guarantees for peacekeeping forces.
