Hezbollah denies role in French soldier death

Hezbollah has issued a denial of any involvement in the attack that killed a French UNIFIL soldier in southern Lebanon.

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Southern Lebanon

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Saturday, 18 April 2026 at 14:27 UTC

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A French soldier serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has been killed in an attack in southern Lebanon, with French President Emmanuel Macron publicly confirming the death. The militant group Hezbollah has now denied any involvement in the incident. This denial introduces a new layer of uncertainty regarding the perpetrators of the attack on the UN patrol.

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