Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has warned that increased drone activity, including explosions near its positions, is endangering its personnel and threatening stability in southern Lebanon amid ongoing hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, despite a ceasefire starting 17 April. On 11 May, three presumed Hezbollah drones detonated close to UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura, an area where Israeli forces may have been present. Another explosion involving a suspected Hezbollah drone occurred on 12 May inside UNIFIL headquarters, causing building damage but no injuries. Additionally, an unarmed drone crashed inside the UNIFIL base on 10 May, with preliminary assessments indicating it was made in Iran and likely launched by Hezbollah. Another armed fiber-optic-guided drone, believed to be linked to Hezbollah, crashed through a building roof at a UN position near Al Hinniyah on 5 May without detonating or causing injuries. UNIFIL has protested Israeli military presence near its headquarters and the activities of non-state actors close to its positions, urging all parties to avoid operations that could endanger peacekeepers’ safety. According to Lebanese authorities, Israeli strikes have killed over 380 people since the ceasefire began, contributing to a death toll exceeding 2,880 since early March, including women and children. Meanwhile, airstrikes in southern Lebanon have continued to cause destruction and disrupt civilian services, with an attack on a volunteer-run medical center reported by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).