Israeli airstrikes have hit the headquarters of the U.N. peacekeeping force and other positions in south Lebanon in recent days, drawing widespread condemnation from around the world.

As the war between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah escalates, a United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon is increasingly in the crosshairs, with Israeli troops firing at the peacekeepers' headquarters and positions several times in the

The United Nations' peacekeeping force in Lebanon has warned Israel for the fourth time in as many days against "further flagrant violation of international law."

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Sunday that any attacks against peacekeepers "may constitute a war crime," his spokesperson said after Israeli tanks burst through the gates of a peacekeeping base in southern Lebanon.

Upto forty nations that contribute to the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon have declared they "strongly condemn recent attacks" on peacekeepers by Israeli forces. In a joint statement released on social media platform X on Saturday,

The European Union condemned attacks on U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon and rejected Israeli allegations that the U.N. was keeping them there to obstruct military operations against Hezbollah

Palestinians in northern Gaza are describing heavy Israeli bombardment in the hours after airstrikes killed at least 22 people. A member of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon was in stable condition after being struck by gunfire in Naqoura.

Call from the Israeli prime minister follows outrage over several attacks by his forces on peacekeeping troops