# UNIFIL confirms that three Indonesian peacekeepers were killed by a shell fired from an Israeli tank.

*business · news · 2026-04-09 · Middle East Monitor*

## Key points

- UNIFIL investigation confirmed three Indonesian peacekeepers were killed by an Israeli Merkava tank shell.
- Recovered shrapnel and impact analysis identified the projectile as a 120mm shell fired from the east.
- UNIFIL had provided the Israeli army with all peacekeeper positions' coordinates twice in March.
- The Israeli army detained a UNIFIL peacekeeper during a convoy interception, releasing him after UN intervention.

**Countries:** Indonesia, Israel, Lebanon

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