Hezbollah has denied it was involved in a deadly attack on United Nations peacekeepers (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon, after France accused the group of being behind the incident.
"Hezbollah denies any connection to the incident that occurred with UNIFIL forces in the Ghandouriyeh-Bint Jbeil area, and calls for caution in making judgments and assigning responsibilities regarding the incident pending the Lebanese army's investigations to determine the full circumstances of the incident," the group said in a statement.
Two of the three French peacekeepers injured in the attack in Lebanon that also killed a French soldier are in serious condition, the French Foreign Ministry said.
The ambush on French troops deployed with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), in addition to claiming the life of Staff Sergeant Florian Montorio, "also left three French soldiers wounded, two of them seriously", a ministry spokesperson said in a statement.
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The Hezbollah movement will not leave unanswered the Israeli strikes on Lebanon in violation of the ceasefire agreement, Mahmoud Komati, deputy head of Hezbollah's political council, said on Saturday.
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