Peacekeeping: what's happening and what it means

In total, more than 330 UNIFIL personnel have died while on duty, the highest number of casualties of any UN peacekeeping operation. Peacekeeping has emerged this Friday as one of the stories drawing attention in Tanzania.

Key facts

• In total, more than 330 UNIFIL personnel have died while on duty, the highest number of casualties of any UN peacekeeping operation.
• An Indonesian soldier has become the sixth UN peacekeeper killed in recent hostilities in southern Lebanon.
• Indonesian UN peacekeeper becomes sixth killed in Lebanon.
• Indonesia urges the United Nations (UN) to complete the investigation, ensuring transparency and accountability for the events that led to the deaths of four TNI soldiers who were part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) mission as peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.
• Statements by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Spokesperson.

What we know

Going deeper, an Indonesian soldier has become the sixth UN peacekeeper killed in recent hostilities in southern Lebanon.

On the substance, Indonesian UN peacekeeper becomes sixth killed in Lebanon.

Beyond the headlines, Indonesia urges the United Nations (UN) to complete the investigation, ensuring transparency and accountability for the events that led to the deaths of four TNI soldiers who were part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) mission as peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.

More precisely, Statements by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Spokesperson.

It is worth noting that the four best Indonesian sons, Major Inf (Anm) Zulmi Aditya Iskandar, Serka (Anm) Nur Ichwan Kopda (Anm) Farizal Rhomadhon and Kopda (Anm) Rico Pramudia who are part of the Yonmek TNI Konga XXIII-S/UNIFIL Task Force, were killed in two separate incidents on March 29-30.

By the numbers

At this stage, Kopda (Anm) Farizal was killed when a projectile exploded near a UNIFIL facility in Adchit Al Qusayr on January 29.

On a related note, On March 30, an explosion that hit a convoy of UNIFIL vehicles near Bani Hayyan killed Major (Anm) Zulmi and Serka (Anm) Nur Ichwan.

Going deeper, Indonesia has recorded the results of the initial investigation, urging the United Nations to complete the investigation or investigation thoroughly," said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Yvonne Mewengkang, Thursday (30/4).

On the substance, UNIFIL based on the results of an initial investigation earlier this month announced that a projectile that killed a UN peacekeeper in Lebanon on March 29 was fired by an Israeli military tank.

The wider context

On a related note, Based on the analysis of the location of the impact and the fragments found at the position, UNIFIL said the bullet was a 120mm tank main armament projectile fired by an Israeli Merkava tank from the east, towards Ett Taibe, quoted from Anadolu.

Going deeper, UNIFIL noted that it had provided the coordinates of all its positions and facilities to the Israeli military on March 6 and again on March 22, weeks before the incident, in an effort to reduce the risk to its personnel.

On the substance, Until the incident that killed the TNI soldier on March 29-30, the number of UNIFIL personnel who died as a result of evil acts has reached 97 people since the mission began in March 1978, quoted from Euronews.

Beyond the headlines, France was saddened to learn that a fourth Indonesian UNIFIL peacekeeper, Corporal Rico Pramudia, died on April 24 from injuries sustained following a projectile explosion from an Israeli tank on March 29 in southern Lebanon.

More precisely, France pays tribute to the six peacekeepers killed while serving the cause of peace in southern Lebanon since March 29.

The bottom line

• An Indonesian soldier has become the sixth UN peacekeeper killed in recent hostilities in southern Lebanon.
• The four best Indonesian sons, Major Inf (Anm) Zulmi Aditya Iskandar, Serka (Anm) Nur Ichwan Kopda (Anm) Farizal Rhomadhon and Kopda (Anm) Rico Pramudia who are part of the Yonmek TNI Konga XXIII-S/UNIFIL Task Force, were killed in two separate incidents on March 29-30.
• With great seriousness, France once again calls on all of the parties to respect UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and refrain from endangering UN personnel in all circumstances, in accordance with international law and the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel.
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