“A French paratrooper was killed and three of his fellow peacekeepers wounded in a suspected Hezbollah ambush in southern Lebanon Saturday — less than two days into a fragile 10-day cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon.”

“A unit that included Staff Sgt. Florian Montorio of the 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment was on a UN mission to clear explosives on a route toward an isolated UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) post in the village of Ghanduriyah when they were attacked at close range.”

“Montorio was gunned down in a portion of the country that had been cut off due to ongoing skirmishes between Israeli military and Lebanon-based Hezbollah terrorists.”

“Three other French peacekeepers were injured, two of them seriously, according to the UNIFIL.”

“All four soldiers ambushed wore blue helmets and were working under the banner of the United Nations.”

“The attack — which Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam also condemned — came after a temporary truce was reached Thursday between Israel and Lebanon to halt fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah terrorists that reignited following the start of the Iran war.”

“The UN group also suspects Hezbollah was responsible for the ambush, while announcing that it had launched a probe.”