France says Lebanon must be included in ceasefire, calls Israeli strikes 'intolerable'
French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noël Barrot reaffirmed Tuesday that Lebanon must be included in the initial ceasefire agreement.
"The ceasefire must absolutely include Lebanon, which under no circumstances can be the scapegoat of the Israeli government," Barrot said on French radio RFI.
Israel’s strikes on Lebanon are "intolerable," he said, because they undermine the ceasefire reached between the United States and Iran and because it strengthens militant group Hezbollah.
"Destroying Lebanon, targeting the Lebanese state, does not weaken Hezbollah — quite the opposite, it strengthens it," Barrot said.
Source: Associated Press
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