Macron regrets Netanyahu's choice for Lebanon ground ops
Speaking on the fringes of the 19th Francophonie summit, French President Emmanuel Macron expresses reservations about the decision of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to send troops on ground operations into Lebanon, adding that he will be meeting with the families of the Franco-Israeli victims of the 7 October attack on the anniversary of the attack. Macron earlier called for a halt in arms sales to Israel, prompting swift criticism from Netanyahu.
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00:00And I regret that the Prime Minister Netanyahu made another choice and took this responsibility,
00:05in particular of land operations on Lebanese soil.
00:09And so, yes, if we call for a ceasefire, the coherence is not to provide weapons of
00:14war.
00:15And I think that those who provide it cannot every day call for a ceasefire on our side
00:19and continue to disprovision it.
00:20And I say this with a very particular thought for families of victims and hostages.
00:25I will receive hostages in Paris, and I will receive French and French-Israeli families,
00:36and I will receive families of victims living in France.
00:40I asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs to go on a tour of the region.
00:44He will be in Israel on Monday and will receive, with a message from me, the French-Israeli
00:53families of victims.