Macron presses Netanyahu to 'strictly respect' Lebanon ceasefire
French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a phone call, to "strictly respect the ceasefire" in Lebanon, a former French protectorate where Israel on Friday bombed the southern Beirut stronghold of Hezbollah for the first time after four months of truce.
The Beirut strike came after rockets were fired from Lebanon towards Israel on Friday, testing the fragile truce.
Hezbollah, which is backed by Israel's arch-rival Iran, has denied involvement.
Netanyahu has insisted Israel will target anywhere in Lebanon it deems a threat, warning in a statement on Friday that "the equation has changed."
Macron had previously denounced the Beirut strike as an "unacceptable" violation.
Source: Agence France Presse
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