Key facts
- UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon continue to observe extensive Israeli military activity near the border.
- The observed activity includes high-density armored movements, large-scale engineering and demolition works, and sustained logistical traffic.
- Intensive air activity involving fighter aircraft and drones has also been recorded by the UN peacekeeping mission, Unifil.
- On Thursday, 526 out of 531 monitored trajectories originated from Israeli positions south of the Blue Line.
- Five trajectories were believed to have been launched by Hezbollah, with one crossing the UN-demarcated frontier.
United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have observed significant Israeli military activity near the border, according to UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. The observations include "high-density armoured movements, large-scale engineering and demolition works and sustained logistical traffic" within the UN peacekeeping mission's (Unifil) area of operations.