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France to send armoured vehicles, medicines to Lebanese army

French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu (C) visits the base of the French contingent of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in the southern Lebanese village of Deir Kifa on November 2, 2023. AFP - MAHMOUD ZAYYAT

France will send dozens of armoured vehicles to the Lebanese army so it can properly carry out patrol missions in the country, the Defence minister said in remarks published on Monday. This comes as tensions mount between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.

Speaking to Lebanon's L'Orient Le Jour newspaper after a trip to the country, France's Defence minister Sebastien Lecornu said it was vital to beef up the Lebanese national army so that it could coordinate well with the United Nations peacekeeping force.

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