Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told French President Emmanuel Macron that Israel opposes a “unilateral cease-fire” in the war with Hezbollah, claiming that it would only “return the security situation to its previous state.” As Netanyahu and Macron spoke, tension between the two leaders escalated in recent weeks after Macron called for an end to arms exports to Israel in order to push for a cease-fire in Lebanon and Gaza. The Israeli Prime Minister's office said in a statement that Netanyahu made it clear to Macron that “Israel will not accept any arrangement that prevents it from taking action against Hezbollah to prevent the residents of northern Israel from being threatened.”

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told French President Emmanuel Macron that Israel opposes a “unilateral cease-fire” in the war with Hezbollah, claiming that it would only “return the security situation to its previous state.” As Netanyahu and Macron spoke, tension between the two leaders escalated in recent weeks after Macron called for an end to arms exports to Israel in order to push for a cease-fire in Lebanon and Gaza. The Israeli Prime Minister's office said in a statement that Netanyahu made it clear to Macron that “Israel will not accept any arrangement that prevents it from taking action against Hezbollah to prevent the residents of northern Israel from being threatened.”