HIBAPRESS – Agencies
French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday evening the death of a second French soldier from the UNIFIL forces, who succumbed to his injuries after being wounded in southern Lebanon.
Macron said in a post on the "X" platform that Corporal Anisset Girardain of the 132nd Infantry Regiment died from serious wounds sustained at the hands of Hezbollah fighters. The French President added that Corporal Anisset Girardain was repatriated on Tuesday, noting that he "died for France". He stated that the nation, which will commemorate on Thursday the officer Florian Montorio, who was killed in the same ambush, expresses its deep sorrow for the loss of Corporal Anisset Girardain and his sacrifice, and extends its sincere condolences and deepest sympathies to his family, loved ones, and the families of the other wounded. Macron praised the exemplary commitment of the French forces within UNIFIL, who work courageously and resolutely in the service of France and peace in Lebanon.
