Emmanuel Macron Condemns Unacceptable Attack On UNIFIL Position In Lebanon, After Talks With Joseph Aoun

Emmanuel Macron condemned an "unacceptable attack" against a position of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in the south of the country on March 6, after speaking with his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun and Syrian Ahmad Al-Chareh.

“Home » News 📅 Published on 18/03/2026 at 16:41 | 💬 5 comments The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed on Wednesday its strongest condemnation following the renewed attacks against Lebanon, underscoring Algeria's full support for the Lebanese people and authorities”

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RTL.fr reported that the attack injured several Ghanaian UN peacekeepers, citing the Lebanese National News Agency (ANI).

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Macron said on X that "France works with its partners to prevent the conflict from spreading further in the region," and he underscored UNIFIL’s "key stabilizing role in southern Lebanon."

He also said France would remain "engaged" in UNIFIL, which counts around 700 French personnel, and he added that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria and Lebanon must be respected.

The RTL.fr account linked the UNIFIL strike to the war launched last weekend by the United States and Israel against Iran, and to Israel’s retaliatory bombardments in Lebanon after fire from pro-Iranian Hezbollah.

France 24 said the French foreign minister urged Israel to refrain from seizing a zone in southern Lebanon, while Canada urged Israel not to "violate" Lebanon's sovereignty.

The France 24 live thread reported that the Canadian Foreign Affairs Ministry denounced Israel's plan to occupy in southern Lebanon a "security zone" extending to the Litani River, and said Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity must not be violated.

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France 24 also described at least nine people killed overnight Tuesday to Wednesday in three Israeli raids against towns in southern Lebanon, with ANI reporting one attack killed at least three and wounded 18 in the Nabatieh region.

In the same France 24 account, ANI said another raid killed four and wounded one in Aadlou, south of Sidon, and a third attack killed two and injured four in the Mieh Mieh Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon.

The France 24 thread further said Iran stated that "non-hostile ships" could pass through the Strait of Hormuz provided they respect safety and security rules, and it quoted Iran’s communiqué to the IMO about safe passage in coordination with competent authorities.

In an opinion piece titled "Mr. Trump: Keep Syria Out of Lebanon," the editorial board argued that "The Lebanese people are tired of fighting the wars of others" and said Lebanon’s future belongs to "one state, one army, and one sovereign Lebanon."

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The same piece said it was disappointed with Israel because "they cannot do anything without demolishing buildings in Lebanon," and it referenced a reported remark about handing the Hezbollah file over to Syria and empowering Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

It warned that suggesting Syria should again play a role in determining Lebanon’s future is "not a solution," recalling that Syria occupied Lebanon from 1976 until 2005.

The opinion also argued that Syria allowed Hezbollah to retain its weapons after the end of Lebanon’s 1975–1990 civil war, and it said Damascus viewed Hezbollah as a strategic asset for preserving influence in Lebanon.

The piece concluded that "Its future must be decided only in Beirut—not Damascus," while also saying Lebanon is engaged in negotiations aimed at resolving outstanding issues with Israel and creating conditions for lasting stability along its southern border.