French soldier killed in assault on UN mission in southern Lebanon, officers say

A French soldier was killed and three others wounded ​whereas clearing a highway in southern Lebanon in an assault that UNIFIL peacekeepers and French officers mentioned on Saturday was probably 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 assault”, his ‌workplace mentioned in a press release. Renée Davis, FRANCE 24’s correspondent, has the newest from Beyrouth.