UN Security Council condemns killing of French peacekeeper in Lebanon

French contingent vehicles serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon cross the Qasmiyeh Bridge heading toward Sidon and Beirut on April 19, 2026. (AFP)

• The Frenchman was killed and three others wounded when their unit was ambushed on Saturday

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Monday condemned the recent killing of a French peacekeeper in Lebanon, whose death France has blamed on Hezbollah.
The Frenchman was killed and three others wounded when their unit was ambushed on Saturday as it headed to a UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) outpost cut off from the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel.
“The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack … (and) reaffirmed their full support for UNIFIL” a statement from the UN body said.