French Minister Jean-Noël Barrot at a press conference near Paris, March 27, 2026. (Credit: Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters)
France's foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday he has requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council following "the extremely serious incidents" targeting U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon that killed one Indonesian national.
"Such attacks near U.N. peacekeeping positions are unacceptable and unjustifiable", Barrot said, adding France is calling "for a full investigation into the circumstances of these tragedies".
The peacekeeper from Indonesia was the first from the U.N.'s peacekeeping force, known as UNIFIL, to be killed in the new war between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah which erupted on March 2.
France's foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday he has requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council following "the extremely serious incidents" targeting U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon that killed one Indonesian national.
"Such attacks near U.N. peacekeeping positions are unacceptable and unjustifiable", Barrot said, adding France is calling "for a full investigation into the circumstances of these tragedies".
The peacekeeper from Indonesia was the first from the U.N.'s peacekeeping force, known as UNIFIL, to be killed in the new war between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah which erupted on March 2.
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