PARIS — Israeli officials are insisting on maintaining a capacity to strike Lebanon at any moment as part of conditions to secure a ceasefire with Iran-backed Hezbollah, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday (Nov 13).
French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot arrives to attend a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on Oct 10, 2024.PARIS — Israeli officials are insisting on maintaining a capacity to strike Lebanon at any moment as part of conditions to secure a ceasefire with Iran-backed Hezbollah, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday .
"Today we hear in Israel voices calling for it to keep a capacity to strike at any moment or even enter Lebanon, as is the case with its neighbour Syria," said Barrot, who held talks with Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer and new Defence Minister Israel Katz last week. Several diplomats said that it would be all but impossible to get Hezbollah or Lebanon to accept any proposal that included this demand.
France, which has historical ties with Lebanon, has sought to play a role in trying to secure a ceasefire in the Middle Eastern country.
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