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March 30, 2026 Peace and security
A month after the conflict in the Middle East began escalating, reports continue to emerge from the region of new strikes and rising casualties, including among personnel of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
UN peacekeeper died, another was seriously injured on Sunday as a result of a shell hitting the mission's base in the Adchit al-Qusayr area in the south of the country.
UNIFIL spokesperson Candice Ardiel told the UN News Service that an investigation into the incident is currently underway. It has not yet been determined who is responsible.
Death of a medical worker in Lebanon
Additionally, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on Sunday that another medical worker had been killed as a result of Israel's escalating military operations in southern Lebanon. The medic was killed in an attack on an ambulance in the city of Bint Jbeil. A medical warehouse was also destroyed in the attack.
According to the WHO, at least 51 health workers have been killed in Lebanon since March 2, including nine paramedics – in just one day.
"Attacks on health facilities must stop immediately. This cannot become the norm. Health workers are protected by international humanitarian law and must not be targeted," the WHO chief emphasized.
Attack on a facility in Iran
Meanwhile, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that the heavy water plant in Khondab, Iran, has suffered "severe damage" and is no longer operational. Such plants are used to produce water enriched with deuterium, a naturally occurring, non-radioactive isotope of hydrogen.
According to the agency, based on an independent analysis of satellite images and technical information, the facility was attacked on March 27. However, according to Iran's declarations, no nuclear materials were present there.
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