Another French UN Peacekeeper Dies Following Attack in Lebanon

Kathmandu. Another French peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has died. French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed the death of Corporal Anicet Girardin via the social media platform X.

Girardin, who was critically wounded in an attack by Hezbollah militants, had been evacuated to France yesterday but succumbed to his injuries this morning during treatment. Previously, another French peacekeeper was killed instantly last Saturday when their patrol team was fired upon in southern Lebanon.