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UN probe blames Israeli fire, Hezbollah IED for Indonesian peacekeeper deaths in Lebanon

Relatives of Mr Zulmi Aditya Iskandar, a UNIFIL peacekeeper killed in Lebanon, attending his funeral at the Cikutra Heroes Cemetery in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on April 5.

Vatican aid convoy to southern Lebanese town forced back by bombardment

Smoke rises following an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in southern Lebanon, April 7, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

After fleeing past Hezbollah fighting, some Israelis on northern border vow to stay

FILE PHOTO: Israeli tanks on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in northern Israel, March 8, 2026. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo

Israel refrains from striking Lebanese-Syrian border crossing after mediation efforts, source says

A man walks near the closed Lebanese-Syrian border checkpoint amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, near Masnaa, Lebanon, April 5, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Israeli strike kills Christian party official in Lebanon, widening divisions over Hezbollah

Lebanese Army servicemen stand near an apartment building hit by an Israeli strike amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in Ain Saadeh, Lebanon, April 6, 2026.

Indonesian military considers reducing peacekeepers to Lebanon

Family members of Indonesian soldier Farizal Rhomadhon mourn beside his coffin on April 4, after he was killed while serving with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon in southern Lebanon.

Lebanon’s Christians mark Easter in solidarity with war-hit south

Lebanese Maronite Christian worshippers pray during the Easter Sunday service at the Saint Antoine Church in Beirut on April 5.

At least 11 killed in Israeli air strikes in Lebanon on Easter Sunday

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs, on April 5, 2026.

Indonesia lays to rest peacekeepers killed in Lebanon

Family members of Indonesian soldier Farizal Rhomadhon mourn beside his coffin at his home in Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta.

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