ISTANBUL

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said Monday that two peacekeepers were killed and two others injured, including one critically, in a blast that targeted their vehicle in southern Lebanon.

In a statement, UNIFIL said the two soldiers were killed in an “explosion of unknown origin” that destroyed their vehicle near the town of Bani Hayyan in the Marjeyoun district.
The incident marks the second of its kind within 24 hours, the mission said, adding that an investigation into the circumstances has been launched.
“We reiterate that no one should lose their life while serving in the cause of peace,” the statement said.

On Sunday, UNIFIL said one peacekeeper was killed and another injured after a projectile hit a UNIFIL position near the town of Adshit al-Qusayr in southern Lebanon.
The Lebanese state news agency NNA said Israeli artillery shelling targeted the headquarters of the Indonesian UNIFIL unit in the same town, without providing further details.

*Writing by Khaled Badr in Istanbul