The French president Emmanuel Macron defended a quick ceasefire in Lebanon, while also commenting on his statements Benjamin Netanyahu that the Israeli army defends Judeo-Christian civilization in Gaza and Lebanon.
Specifically, referring to the Israeli Prime Minister’s statement, Macron emphasized that he is not sure “how anyone defends any civilization by sowing barbarism”.
The French president also expressed his regret over the fact that Iran used Hezbollah against Israel at the expense of Lebanon’s interests, as well as the fact that Israel continued its attacks in Lebanon, increasing the number of civilian casualties.
Aid of one billion euros
It should be noted that the international conference on the provision of aid to Lebanon organized today in Paris by the French president ended in providing aid worth one billion euros. Out of these 800 million will be in the form of humanitarian aidwhile 200 million will be donated to support Lebanonsaid French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barot.
Aid from France amounts to 100 million euros, aid from Germany is almost the same amount, while aid from Great Britain is around 18 million euros.
Source: AMPE