French President Emmanuel Macron said the ceasefire agreement between the US, Israel and Iran “fully includes Lebanon,” which is in opposition to the stance taken by Israel as it continues an offensive there against the militant group Hezbollah.
Macron said the inclusion of Lebanon in the deal is “a good and even essential thing.”
“What we are witnessing today, both from what we have seen with the strikes and the occupation of southern Lebanon, cannot be a long-term solution, we know that,” Macron said.
Macron unsuccessfully backed Beirut’s earlier efforts to deescalate and push back against an Israeli ground invasion that has displaced more than 1 million people.
