France’s foreign minister, Jean-Noel Barrot, has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council following “the extremely serious incidents” targeting UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, News.Az reports, citing France24.

“Such attacks near ​UN peacekeeping positions ‌are unacceptable and unjustifiable”, Barrot said, adding France ‌is calling “for a full investigation into ​the circumstances of these tragedies”.