PARIS: French president Emmanuel Macron has warned his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi “against any escalation or extension of the conflict” between...
A ball of fire and smoke rise above buildings during an Israeli strike on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on October 15, 2023. AFPPIX: French president Emmanuel Macron has warned his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi “against any escalation or extension of the conflict” between Israel and Hamas, the Elysee presidential palace announced Sunday.
Macron particularly cautioned against any overflow of the conflict into Lebanon, during a phone call with the Iranian president. Macron also “reiterated the need for all to unequivocally condemn the terrorist attacks perpetrated by Hamas in Israel and Israel’s right to defend itself, as well as to eliminate the terrorist groups that have struck at its population”.
He also spoke of the humanitarian situation in Gaza, reiterating France’s position that “all measures to spare civilians... must be taken and international humanitarian law respected”.
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