MONITORING (SW) – French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a halt to arms shipments to Israel, but the Israeli government has strongly rejected the appeal.
President Macron is calling on other countries to halt arms shipments to Israel, especially those used in Gaza.
In New York last week, Mr. Macron met with US President Joe Biden where they endorsed a ceasefire text for Lebanon, but then Israel began land operations there, striking the nation’s south and Beirut, killing hundreds, reported SBS.
“I regret that Prime Minister Netanyahu made another choice and took on this responsibility, in particular land operations on Lebanese soil. And so, yes, if we call for a ceasefire, what’s consistent is not to provide weapons of war. And I think that those who supply them cannot call for a ceasefire every day and continue to supply them.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Macron’s call for a halt on arms shipments is uncivilized.
Meanwhile in Lebanon, Israeli strikes continue rocking the country’s south and its capital, Beirut, as Israel targets Hezbollah strongholds, its leadership and fighters.
Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari provides an update.
Lebanon’s Minister of Information Ziad Makary says the attacks have cost Lebanon and its people dearly.
“Israel is hitting Lebanon everyday, day and night. They are destroying Beirut, They already destroyed a lot of villages in the south. They already killed 2,000 civilians. We have 10,000 injured people, 1,200,000 displaced people inside Lebanon.”
Meanwhile, the Palestinian health ministry has posted on Facebook that over the past day, Israeli strikes in Gaza have resulted in the death of 23 people and the injury of 66 others.
On the 7th of October last year Hamas militants crossed from Gaza into Israel, launching attacks that resulted in the death of 1,200 people, and took around 240 others hostage.
More than 41,800 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 97,000 injured in Israeli attacks in Gaza since.
