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Posted on April 1, 2026
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France’s junior army minister decried “absolutely unacceptable intimidation” of French UNIFIL troops in Lebanon after three incidents involving Israeli forces on March 28. Indonesia likewise urged a UN probe after three of its peacekeepers were killed in southern Lebanon.
PARIS, April 1 (Reuters) - French peacekeeping troops serving in Lebanon were subjected to 'absolutely unacceptable intimidation', said France's junior army minister on Wednesday.
Indonesia has called on the United Nations to conduct an investigation into the deaths of three of its UNIFIL peacekeepers following Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon.
"We expressed our solidarity with the Indonesians. I want to send out a message of solidarity to our soldiers, who have been the subject of completely unacceptable intimidation," Alice Rufo said at the War & Peace conference in Paris, a day after returning from Lebanon.
Diplomats said three incidents took place on March 28 between French forces and Israel's military.
(Reporting by John Irish;Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)
The junior minister stated that French peacekeeping troops serving in Lebanon had been subjected to 'absolutely unacceptable intimidation.'
Indonesia called for a United Nations investigation after the deaths of three of its UNIFIL peacekeepers following Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon.
The French junior army minister expressed solidarity with Indonesia following the incident involving the deaths of Indonesian UNIFIL peacekeepers.
Diplomats reported that three incidents occurred on March 28 between French forces and Israel's military.
The statement was made at the War & Peace conference in Paris.
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