French President Emmanuel Macron announced Saturday that a French military member serving with international peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon has died in an attack that France believes was carried out by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
In a statement posted on social media platform X, Macron revealed that three additional soldiers sustained injuries in the incident and have since been moved to safety for medical treatment. The French president called on Lebanon’s government to take action against those believed to be behind the deadly assault.
The affected military personnel were serving as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, which operates peacekeeping missions throughout the southern region of the country.
