Two Indonesian peacekeepers were killed on Monday by a "roadside explosion" in southern Lebanon, UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix has said, citing the findings of an initial investigation.

Indonesia blamed Israel for an explosion that injured three Indonesian peacekeepers in Lebanon, the third similar incident in a week.

The month-long US-Israel war with Iran and its regional allies is intensifying, with rising casualties, expanding battlefronts and mounting global economic impact.

It was the first time U.S. aircraft had been downed in the conflict and came just two days after President Donald Trump said in a national address that the U.S. has “beaten and completely decimated Ir...