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France Honors Fallen UN Peacekeeper After Second Death From Lebanon Ambush

A Lebanese probe is under way after French and UN officials attributed the ambush to Hezbollah.

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La cérémonie d'hommage à l'adjudant Florian Montorio a eu lieu à Montauban, ce jeudi 23 avril. [Valentine CHAPUIS / AFP]
Le 132e régiment d’infanterie cynotechnique forme des chiens militaires. C’est à cette unité qu’appartenait le caporal-chef Anicet Girardin, militaire français de la mission de l’ONU au Liban (Finul) décédé mercredi 22 avril 2026.
Le 132e régiment d'infanterie cynotechnique est basé à Siuppes dans la Marne.

Overview

  • The UN Interim Force in Lebanon, which monitors the Israel–Lebanon ceasefire, saw a patrol ambushed Saturday in the south that killed Sgt. Florian Montorio and wounded three others.
  • President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that Cpl. Anicet Girardin, 31, died in France after being repatriated Tuesday with grave wounds.
  • The defense ministry said the team was clearing a booby-trapped route when gunmen opened fire at very close range and Girardin was hit while aiding his element leader.
  • France and the UN blame Hezbollah for the attack, the group denies it, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam says he is personally overseeing police inquiries to identify suspects.
  • France held a national tribute Thursday in Montauban for Montorio, the third French service member killed since late February in the wider war that Paris says it is not part of.