Gaza, France and Israel
Macron Calls for Halting Weapons to Israel for Gaza Conflict
The French leader’s comments drew the condemnation of Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and reflected the growing international concern over Israel’s expanding conflicts in the region.
Israel says France's call for halting sales of arms used in Gaza is a 'disgrace'
PARIS/JERSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hit out at France's President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday for saying that shipments of arms to Israel used in the conflict in Gaza should be stopped as part of a broader effort to find a political solution.
France's Macron Says Sales of Arms Used in Gaza Should Be Halted
"I think the priority today is to get back to a political solution (and) that arms used to fight in Gaza are halted. France doesn't ship any," Macron told France Inter radio. "Our priority now is to avoid escalation. The Lebanese people must not in turn be sacrificed, Lebanon cannot become another Gaza," he added.
Macron calls for halt to arms deliveries to Israel
French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a halt to arms deliveries to Israel in a radio interview on Saturday. It is a priority to return to a political solution and to stop arms deliveries for the fighting in the Gaza Strip,
Macron Urges Halt To Arms Deliveries To Israel For Use In Gaza
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday urged a halt to arms deliveries to Israel, which has been criticised over the conduct of its retaliatory operation in Gaza.
Netanyahu criticizes Macron over call to halt sales of arms to Israel used in Gaza
Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday after he called for halting arms sales to Israel used in Gaza, aiming to facilitate a political solution and end the devastating war in the Palestinian enclave.
Macron calls to halt weapons sales to Israel, but who is listening?
French President Emmanuel Macron's call to halt deliveries to Israel of weapons for use in Gaza was "specifically a broad call for an international arms embargo", said FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Douglas Herbert.
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