BEIRUT, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Hezbollah denied on Saturday any involvement in an incident involving the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon, which left one French peacekeeper killed.
In a statement, Hezbollah called for "caution in assigning blame and responsibility" until the Lebanese Army's investigation clarifies the incident.
The group also stressed the importance of continued cooperation between local residents, UNIFIL, and the Lebanese Army.
The UNIFIL said earlier in the day that a French peacekeeper serving with the UN force was killed on Saturday and three others wounded after their patrol came under small-arms fire in the village of Ghandourieh in southern Lebanon.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on the X platform that "everything suggests" the attack was the responsibility of Hezbollah and called on Lebanese authorities to immediately arrest those responsible. ■
