The United Nations forces operating in southern Lebanon (UNIFIL) called today (Monday) for a ceasefire on the Lebanese-Israeli border, warning that the escalation would spiral out of control.
UNIFIL spokesman Andrea Tenenti said in a statement today that “Yesterday, UNIFIL witnessed heavy gunfire across the Blue Line” on the Lebanese-Israeli border.

Tenenti continued, "We heard tragic reports about the killing of 4 civilians, 3 girls and a woman, in the vicinity of Aitaroun in southern Lebanon," warning that "the possibility of the escalation getting out of control is clear and must be stopped."

He added, "We urge everyone to cease fire now to prevent more people from being harmed," adding, "The death of any civilian is a tragedy, and no one wants to see more people injured or killed."

Tenenti reminded all concerned parties that attacks against civilians constitute a violation of international law and may amount to war crimes.

A Lebanese woman and three of her grandchildren were killed and their mother was injured yesterday in a missile attack launched by an Israeli drone on a car carrying them in the Ghadmata area, located between the towns of Aitaroun and Ainata in western southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese military sources.

Meanwhile, an Israeli citizen was killed on Sunday in a Lebanese Hezbollah missile attack on the border, according to official Israeli sources.

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced yesterday that his government would submit an “urgent complaint” against Israel to the UN Security Council in response to “the targeting of civilians and children.”

According to the official Lebanese National News Agency, Lebanon filed a complaint today.

The agency quoted caretaker Foreign Minister Abdullah Bouhabib as saying, "It is a war crime that clearly reflects Israel's policy of deliberately targeting families, children, medics, and journalists."

Yesterday, an Israeli drone targeted with a missile two ambulances belonging to the Islamic Message Scouts, a scouting association that carries out civil defense work, in the vicinity of the town of Tair Harfa in western southern Lebanon, wounding four paramedics, according to Lebanese military sources.

On October 14, Lebanon submitted a complaint to the UN Security Council against Israel against the backdrop of "the deliberate killing of Lebanese journalist Issam Abdullah, who worked for Reuters."

Abdullah was killed on October 13 in an Israeli bombing that targeted press crews on the outskirts of the town of Alma al-Shaab in southern Lebanon, which also led to the injury of 5 journalists.

The border between Lebanon and Israel has witnessed daily bombing and shooting operations between Hezbollah and Palestinian movements on the one hand and the Israeli army on the other since the outbreak of fighting between the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Israel in the Gaza Strip and its environs on October 7 last.