U.N. Peacekeeping Troops Caught Between Escalating Hezbollah-Israel Exchanges

NAQOURA, LEBANON - MAY 17: National flags adorn a ceremonial field, as U.N. peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) find themselves at their headquarters camp caught between the escalating exchanges of fire by the Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah militia and Israel on May 17, 2024, in Naqoura, Lebanon. With more than 10,000 blue helmet troops from nearly 50 countries, and a mandate to restore Lebanese government authority to southern Lebanon, UNIFIL has witnessed instead a surge in fighting along Lebanon's southern border as Hezbollah has vowed to support Hamas militants in Gaza after their attack against Israel on Oct. 7 last year triggered a wider regional conflict.(Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images)