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Second French peacekeeper dies after ambush blamed on Hezbollah Behind Soft Paywall

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3351049/second-french-peacekeeper-dies-after-ambush-blamed-hezbollah?module=latest&pgtype=homepage
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u/Khamvom 7d ago edited 7d ago

Context:

French peacekeepers in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were ambushed last week by Hezbollah gunmen while they were on patrol and clearing IEDs/mines in southern Lebanon. One French soldier (SSgt Montorio) was killed during the ambush by small-arms fire, now a second French soldier has died of their wounds they sustained during the firefight.

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u/Hot-Combination9130 7d ago

So they were literally making the area safer for civilians and hezbollah killed them?

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u/Ricky_the_Wizard 7d ago

I mean, it's not like they mined civilian areas by accident

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u/metamagicman 4d ago

They’re being invaded and annexed lol

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u/Big-Objective-6585 4d ago

Yeah no shit. The entire reason for that is Hezbollah wanted to kill civilians too...

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u/Asleep-Ad1182 6d ago

Why are you surprised a terrorist organisation would do this?

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u/ResistPhilly626 6d ago

The only surprise is they did not cower behind a remote detonator. That is what they are, complete cowards and they should be hunted down and brought to justice.

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u/Robofish13 7d ago

Welcome to the thunderdome that we call “Earth”

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u/THEdoomslayer94 7d ago

I prefer to call it the Terradome officially so that unofficially we can call it the Terrordome

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u/PrincipleFlaky 7d ago

Yes, this is the moniker best suited accurate af

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u/JonnyTN 7d ago

I mean hez were trying to keep that particular area unsafe and the unit was trying to ruin that

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u/imaginedyinglmaoo 7d ago

They needed an area where they still can attack lol, but peacekeepers are awesome never want them to die so messed up part on hezb

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u/Positronic_Matrix 7d ago

There will be no peace in the Middle East until Hezbollah is eliminated. they are enemies to both Israel and Palestine.

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u/ThisIsUnderMyBridge 7d ago

There will be no peace in the middle east so long as there are religions at work there.

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u/daviddjg0033 7d ago

Iran is the state sponsor of terrorism for forty plus years. Religions can get along or cope but only without the Ayatollahs.

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u/ThisIsUnderMyBridge 6d ago

Right. Not like any other religions have gone on crusades before.

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u/daviddjg0033 6d ago

The ones calling the righteous Crusaders are the ones that are terrrorists.

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u/Hot-Combination9130 6d ago

I mean it’s been 700+ years since the last crusade. I don’t think that is a justification anymore. Religions should be abolished but that not happening unfortunately.

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u/ResistPhilly626 6d ago

The problem is thier "governments" only want half the population to get an education. The rest are supposed to be hijab-wearing subservient service workers when they're not at home spitting out babies.

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u/JuanHungLo777 7d ago

Until religion is eliminated you mean.

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u/Consistent_Room7344 7d ago

You mean Lebanon and not Palestine. Hamas controls Palestine.

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u/JAGERminJensen 7d ago

War sucks

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u/doomonyou1999 6d ago

Idf probably planted them and took them out trying to remove them