Paris announced the death of a second French soldier from UNIFIL as a result of his wounds in an ambush attributed to Hezbollah. This is considered the third French soldier killed since the start of the Israeli-American war on Iran on February 28 and its scope expanded.

Published on: 04/22/2026 - 21:15 Last updated: 04/23/2026 - 13:45

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The death toll among the French forces participating in the United Nations Interim Peacekeeping Force (UNIFIL) rose to a second soldier, after the death of Anisé Girardin was announced on Wednesday from wounds he sustained in an ambush in southern Lebanon, for which Paris blamed Hezbollah.

This is the third French soldier killed since the Israeli-American war on Iran began on February 28 and its scope expanded.

President Emmanuel Macron confirmed on the XN platform that Anisé Girardin, who was transferred Monday to France after being seriously injured in Lebanon, said: “He died this morning as a result of his wounds.”

The French authorities and the United Nations attributed Saturday's ambush to Hezbollah, which denied any relationship with it. Overall, the incident resulted in the death of two French soldiers and the injury of two others.

French Minister of the Armed Forces Catherine Vautran indicated on the X platform that Anisé Girardin (31 years old) “was subjected to violent fire from Hezbollah fighters at a very close distance, and he was on his way to help his platoon leader who had just fallen when he was also seriously wounded.”

For his part, Army Chief of Staff, General Fabien Mandon, said on the

During his visit to Paris on Tuesday, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said that he was “personally following up on the investigation” into the ambush. He added: "I have instructed the police forces to conduct all necessary investigations to identify those responsible and bring them to justice. Such actions cannot go unpunished."

Another French soldier, Arnaud Frion, was killed in Iraq in mid-March in an attack attributed to an Iranian-backed faction.

France 24/AFP

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