The French president, Emmanuel Macronstressed the Israeli minister Benny Gantz which results “essential” avoid any attitude that leads to an escalation of war in the Lebanonafter the attack on Beirut that ended the life of the ‘number two’ of Hamas, Saleh al Arouriattributed to Israel.
In a statement published on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, the Elysée noted that in his conversation with Gantz Macron insisted that he will continue repeating that message about the need to avoid an escalation “to all actors involved directly or indirectly in the area”.
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In the statement, which does not explicitly mention the action against Al Arouri, which as usual Israel has not wanted to attribute authorship, the Elysée affirms that France is working to prevent the conflict from spreading to the border between Israel and the Lebanon.
To this end, he asks all parties to respect resolution 1701 of the UN Security Councilwhich served to end the war between Israel and Lebanon in 2006, and which was then assumed by the governments of both countries, including Hezbollah.
After the murder this Tuesday of the ‘number two’ of Hamas In the Lebanese capital, Hezbollah assumed that it was the work of Israel, calling it an act “very dangerous” for Lebanon and warned that “will not pass without response”.
Macron also told the Israeli minister in the telephone conversation that both had “your very big concern” because of the large number of civilian victims and because of the “absolute humanitarian emergency situation” in Loop.
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He remembered what he called “the imperative of protecting civilians imposed on Israel“, and emphasized “the urgency“what’s there to send”the necessary help” to the population of Gaza, as well as the need to work to “a lasting ceasefire, with the help of all regional and international partners”.
Macron criticized statements by Israeli officials about the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza because “They are not acceptable and contradict the two-state solution, which is the only viable solution to restore peace and security for all.”.
He alluded to the calls made by several far-right ministers of the Israeli Executive to remove the Palestinians from the Gaza Strip (about 2.2 million people) so that the Israeli settlers who were evacuated in 2005 (about 8,000) can return by unilateral decision of the Israeli Government of the then Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon.
