Global perspective Human stories A UNIFIL patrol in southern Lebanon. (file photo) UN chief strongly condemns killing of another peacekeeper in southern Lebanon 18 April 2026 Peace and Security A UN peacekeeper has been killed and three others injured after a UNIFIL patrol came under fire in southern Lebanon, the mission said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Saturday morning local time as blue helmets were clearing explosive ordnance along a road in the village of Ghanduriyah to re-establish links with isolated UN positions. The patrol came under small-arms fire from non-state actors. “Tragically, one peacekeeper succumbed to his injuries and three others were injured, two of them seriously,” UNIFIL said in a statement .…