Lebanon’s Aoun vows to prosecute those who killed UNIFIL soldier

By AFP 18 April 2026, 3:50 pm 3 Edit

A photograph released by the Lebanese Presidency on April 17, 2026, shows Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun delivering a televised address to the Lebanese people from the Baabda Presidential Palace, east of the capital Beirut. (Lebanese Presidency)

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun vows to prosecute those who targeted French UN peacekeepers, killing one and wounding three.

In a statement shared by the presidency, Aoun expresses his condolences to his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in a phone call, condemning the incident and vowing that Beirut “will not hesitate to pursue those involved and bring them to justice.”