A French court on Thursday ruled for the release from prison of Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, after serving almost 40 years in prison for attacks on American and Israeli diplomats in France, BFM TV reported.
A protester holds a flag with the slogan "Freedom for Georges Abdallah" during a demonstration to demand the immediate and unconditional release of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, a Lebanese militant held in France since 1984, on the eve of a French appeals court ruling on his conditional release, in Paris, France, July 16, 2025. Reuters/Abdul Saboor
A French court on Thursday ruled for the release from prison of Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, after serving almost 40 years in prison for attacks on American and Israeli diplomats in France, BFM TV reported.
The former head of the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Brigade (LARB) was sentenced to life in 1987 for his role in the 1982 murders in Paris of U.S. military attache Charles Ray and Israeli diplomat Yacov Barsimantov, and the attempted murder of U.S. Consul General Robert Homme in Strasbourg in 1984.
Officials at the French appeals court did not immediately reply for a comment on the situation.
Reporting by John Irish and Dominique Vidalon
The Israeli military expressed its regret for the "injury" of Lebanese soldiers due to a technical malfunction during a strike in southern Lebanon that targeted Hezbollah infrastructure, a spokesperson said on Friday.
The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2790 today (28 Aug). The resolution renews the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), for a final time until 31 December 2026, and “to start an orderly and safe drawdown and withdrawal from 31 December 2026 and within one year.”
The United Nations Security Council is set to vote Thursday on what could be the final extension of the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon (UNIFIL), with plans for a full withdrawal by 2027.
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