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UNIFIL Downs Israeli Drone, Accounts Diverge

UN peacekeepers shot down an Israeli drone near Kfar Kila over the weekend, but Israel and UNIFIL dispute what happened next. Israel's military says the drone was on routine reconnaissance and did not target peacekeepers; after it fell, troops tossed a hand grenade at the crash site. UNIFIL says the drone flew aggressively over a patrol, prompting defensive countermeasures, and that a subsequent Israeli drone dropped a grenade nearby as an Israeli tank fired toward them. No peacekeepers were hurt. The incident comes amid intensified Israeli strikes over Lebanon and a fragile ceasefire with Hezbollah.

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