French soldier killed in attack on UN mission in southern Lebanon, officials say

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Source: France 24

A French soldier was killed and three others wounded while clearing a road in southern Lebanon in an attack that UNIFIL peacekeepers and French officials said on Saturday was likely carried out by ‌Iran-backed Hezbollah. In calls with Lebanese President ⁠Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the "unacceptable attack", his ‌office said in a statement. Renée Davis, FRANCE 24's correspondent, has the latest from Beyrouth.

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