French UNIFIL Peacekeeper Killed in Southern Lebanon, Hezbollah Blamed
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- Category: Middle East
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-19 05:00 UTC
- Sources: France 24 English
A French soldier serving with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was killed and three others wounded in an ambush in southern Lebanon. French President Emmanuel Macron blamed Hezbollah for the attack, which Hezbollah has denied. UNIFIL, established in 1978 and expanded after the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, currently deploys over 7,500 peacekeepers to monitor the ceasefire and support the Lebanese army, though it holds no mandate for military intervention.