United Nations peacekeepers say a drone “dropped a grenade” on their troops as Israel continued its attack on Lebanon.
Posted on January 16, 2026
Israeli strikes have killed two people in Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry, in the latest violation of a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah.
In a statement on Friday, the Ministry of Public Health said that an “Israeli enemy attack” on a vehicle in Mansuri, southern Lebanon, had killed one person.
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He also said an attack in the southern city of Mayfadun killed one person the night before. Israel said the victim of that attack was a Hezbollah member who it alleged “participated in attempts to reestablish Hezbollah infrastructure in the Zawtar al-Sharqiyah area.”
The Israeli military also carried out several attacks in the Bekaa region of eastern Lebanon, north of the Litani River, on Thursday after issuing evacuation warnings.
United Nations peacekeepers deployed in southern Lebanon on Friday sent a ceasefire request to the Israeli army after a drone “dropped a grenade” on their troops. It was unclear whether the grenade exploded or not.
UNIFIL said such activities put both civilians and peacekeepers at risk and constitute a violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701.
UNIFIL was established in 1978 following the Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon and its mandate was significantly expanded after the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah under Resolution 1701.
More than 10,000 peacekeepers were deployed to monitor the cessation of hostilities and support the Lebanese Army presence south of the Litani River.
The UN Security Council decided in August to end UNIFIL's mandate on December 31, 2026, followed by a one-year plan for a gradual withdrawal of forces.
Israel has continued to violate the ceasefire with Hezbollah in force since late November 2024, resulting in hundreds of casualties, while Israeli forces remain on five Lebanese hills seized in the last war, as well as other areas occupied for decades.
Lebanon has faced increasing pressure from the United States and Israel to disarm Hezbollah, and its leaders fear that Israel could dramatically escalate attacks across the battered country to pressure Lebanon's leaders to seize Hezbollah's arsenal more quickly.
