Emmanuel Macron calls on Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid “a cycle of reprisals”

The French President called on the Israeli Prime Minister on Wednesday, August 7, to avoid “a cycle of retaliation” in the face of rising tensions between Israel, Iran and its Lebanese ally, Hezbollah, according to a report of a telephone conversation published by the Elysée. As well as the head of state “called the Iranian president [Massoud Pezeshkian] To avoid a cycle of reprisals that would put the populations and the stability of the region at risk, he called on the Israeli Prime Minister to enter into the same logic, which should apply to all parties in the region.according to this press release from the French presidency.

Tensions in the Middle East have escalated following the assassinations of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Hezbollah military leader Fouad Chok last week near Beirut. The former was blamed on Israel, which claimed responsibility for the latter.Faced with rising tensions on the border between Israel and Lebanon, every effort [doivent] also be made on the Blue Line, in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, to avoid a regional conflagration” argued the French presidency, stressing that“A war between Israel and Lebanon would have destructive consequences for the entire region”.