Thursday, October 10:
"Unifil's headquarters in Naqoura and nearby positions have been repeatedly hit", writes the peacekeeping force in a statement, after several days of escalation along the demarcation line.
Two UN soldiers are injured when an Israeli tank shell hits an observation tower in Naqoura in southern Lebanon, causing the soldiers to fall from the tower.
On the same day, Israel shells a UN position in the Lebanese village of Labbouneh. According to Unifil, the entrance to a bunker where UN soldiers are stationed is hit, as well as vehicles and a communication system.
Unifil also accuses Israeli soldiers of intentionally shooting and destroying UN surveillance cameras in the area.
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Friday, October 11:
Two UN soldiers are injured in connection with explosions near an observation tower at Unifil's headquarters in Naqoura.
No one is directly accused in Unifil's statement, but both Thursday's and Friday's incidents are condemned, and rapid response forces are sent out to reinforce UN positions.
Israel says in a statement that it will "conduct a comprehensive investigation" into what happened.
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Saturday, October 12:
Unifil reports that a UN soldier in Naqoura was hit by gunfire "due to ongoing military activity in the area". The cause of the gunfire is unclear.
The UN force also reports that explosions from artillery fire at its position in the village of Ramyah damaged UN buildings.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a statement directly to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, demanding that UN soldiers be moved "out of the way".
According to Israel, Hezbollah has positions, weapons caches, and launch pads just tens of meters from Unifil posts. Israel also shares a video showing weapons finds very close to a UN base.
Both Hezbollah and Israel accuse each other of using UN soldiers as human shields.
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Sunday, October 13:
Three Israeli platoons cross the border at the so-called blue line in Ramyah and enter Lebanon, according to soldiers at the UN facility there.
While UN soldiers are in a shelter at 04:30, two Israeli tanks destroy the main entrance to the UN facility and "force their way in" and order the base to turn off its lights. 45 minutes later, after protests from Unifil, the tanks leave the area.
Later that morning, several shots are fired about 100 meters away from the UN base, leading to several soldiers needing medical attention for respiratory problems caused by smoke.
Unifil also claims that Israeli soldiers stopped necessary logistical transports for the peacekeeping forces in a Lebanese village near the border.
Israel claims that it is only targeting Hezbollah targets and that the militia, in violation of the UN resolution that forms the basis for the UN force's presence, has built up an infrastructure near Unifil bases to attack civilians in Israel.
In August 2006, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1701, aimed at ending the then-ongoing war between Israel and the Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah.
Israel withdrew after a 34-day invasion of its neighboring country, which had begun after Hezbollah staged a rocket attack as a diversion for an attack near the border, killing and kidnapping several Israeli soldiers.
In accordance with the resolution, a "blue line" was drawn between Israel and Lebanon, which has come to constitute a de facto border between the countries. North of the line, a security zone was established, stretching several miles into Lebanon up to the Litani River. It was decided that only UN peacekeeping forces (Unifil) and forces from the Lebanese regular army would be allowed there.
Israel was ordered to withdraw all forces south of the line. Furthermore, demands were made that all militia groups in Lebanon be disarmed, so that the Lebanese state would be the only armed power in the country, which has not happened.
