French peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon

President Macron blames the attack on Hezbollah. The Iran-backed armed group denies "any connection" to the incident.

A French soldier was killed and three others wounded when a U.N. peacekeeping patrol in southern Lebanon came under small arms fire. President Macron attributed responsibility to Hezbollah, which denied involvement and called for a full investigation by Lebanese authorities.

French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed the death of Staff Sergeant Florian Montorio and the injury of three other soldiers during an attack on U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. Macron suggested Hezbollah's involvement and urged Lebanese authorities to arrest those responsible.

A UNIFIL patrol came under small-arms fire while clearing explosive ordnance in the southern Lebanese village of Ghandouriyeh, resulting in one peacekeeper's death and three others wounded. UNIFIL indicated the fire came from non-state actors, allegedly Hezbollah, and launched an investigation into the attack.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam condemned the attack on French UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon and ordered an immediate investigation to uncover the circumstances and hold the perpetrators accountable.

A French soldier with the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon was killed, and three others were wounded in an attack that UNIFIL and French officials attribute to Hezbollah.

French President Macron attributes the killing of a French UNIFIL soldier in southern Lebanon to Hezbollah and calls for Lebanese authorities to arrest those responsible.

A French peacekeeper was killed, and three others were wounded in an attack on a United Nations peacekeeping patrol in southern Lebanon. President Emmanuel Macron confirmed the death and blamed Hezbollah, while the group denied involvement and called for a thorough investigation.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns the killing of a French peacekeeper in southern Lebanon and urges all parties to respect the ceasefire.