French soldier dies of wounds after attack on UN force in Lebanon

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A French soldier died of wounds sustained in an April 18th attack on UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, following the death of a colleague in the same incident. French President Macron blamed Hezbollah for the attack, which the group denies, while Lebanon's Prime Minister has ordered an investigation.

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President Emmanuel Macron said that a second French soldier had died following an attack on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon last week. The soldier was severely wounded on 18 April and died of his wounds after being evacuated to France on Tuesday, Macron said in a post on X.

French soldier dies of wounds after attack on UN force in Lebanon

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