A French member of UNIFIL carrying a Nerod RF (Rifle)-type firearm equipped with an anti-drone jammer, during a patrol in south Lebanon in October 2025. (Photo from the X account of the French Armed Forces)
For the first time since the start of the war, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) shot down an Israeli drone in southern Lebanon. The incident occurred Sunday afternoon near Kfar Kila (Marjayoun), as confirmed by the U.N. force in a statement later that evening. After an Israeli drone "aggressively" flew over a patrol driving near the border village, "the peacekeepers took the necessary defensive countermeasures to neutralize the drone," the text said. "This is indeed the first time UNIFIL soldiers have shot down an Israeli drone," UNIFIL spokesperson Tilak Pokharel confirmed to L’Orient-Le Jour.According to him, the most recent similar incident to what happened in Kfar Kila dates back to Oct. 17, 2024, during open war between Hezbollah and Israel, when a German Navy ship participating in...
For the first time since the start of the war, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) shot down an Israeli drone in southern Lebanon. The incident occurred Sunday afternoon near Kfar Kila (Marjayoun), as confirmed by the U.N. force in a statement later that evening. After an Israeli drone "aggressively" flew over a patrol driving near the border village, "the peacekeepers took the necessary defensive countermeasures to neutralize the drone," the text said. "This is indeed the first time UNIFIL soldiers have shot down an Israeli drone," UNIFIL spokesperson Tilak Pokharel confirmed to L’Orient-Le Jour.According to him, the most recent similar incident to what happened in Kfar Kila dates back to Oct. 17, 2024, during open war between Hezbollah and Israel, when a German Navy ship participating...
