Diplomacy & Power April 22, 2026 565 stories in this edition

Second French peacekeeper dies in Lebanon after ambush blamed on Hezbollah

SCMP Asia / Asia / 1m ago / Agence France-Presse
Second French peacekeeper dies in Lebanon after ambush blamed on Hezbollah

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A second French soldier died on Wednesday from wounds suffered in a weekend ambush against UN peacekeepers in Lebanon blamed on Hezbollah, President Emmanuel Macron said. A first soldier, staff sergeant Florian Montorio, was shot dead in the Saturday ambush, for which Hezbollah has denied responsibility. “Corporal Anicet Girardin … brought home yesterday from Lebanon, where he was badly wounded by Hezbollah fighters,...

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A second French soldier died on Wednesday from wounds suffered in a weekend ambush against UN peacekeepers in Lebanon blamed on Hezbollah, President Emmanuel Macron said. A first soldier, staff sergeant Florian Montorio,...

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