A French soldier serving as part of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon was killed today, French President Emmanuel Macro announced.

Macron called soldier Florian Montorio of the 17th Regiment of the Geniero-Pashists, who was serving in Lebanon as part of the UN's Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

Three other soldiers were injured, he said, writes CNN.

Macron said that “everything suggests the responsibility for this attack belongs to Hezbollah” and demanded that Lebanese authorities immediately arrest the authors. /Periscope