Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed in a car explosion in Lebanon, according to a statement released Monday by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The statement said the vehicle was destroyed by an explosion caused by an 'unknown object.' Two other peacekeepers were injured, one seriously and another with minor wounds.

The incident followed an earlier attack on Sunday at a UN peacekeeping contingent headquarters in southern Lebanon, which killed one Indonesian peacekeeper and seriously injured another. UNIFIL described the latest explosion as a violation of international law and urged all parties to immediately cease hostilities.

In response to the escalating violence against peacekeepers, France called an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to address the situation in southern Lebanon.