While a ceasefire between the Israeli army and Hezbollah seems imminent, this Tuesday, November 26, the role that French President Emmanuel Macron could play in it is the subject of intense talks between Israel and its American ally, according to the American media Axios. The deal was reportedly close to being reached on Thursday, November 21, when the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former minister of justice. Defense, Yoav Gallant.
Unlike the United States, the French government has announced its intention to apply international law. Outraged, the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, then insisted that France should not be a member of the international committee responsible for monitoring the ceasefire agreement. According to Axios, However, this dispute is reportedly on the verge of being resolved.
In addition to the French reaction to the arrest warrant, the Israeli government believes that Nicolas Guillou, French judge at the ICC, who co-signed the arrest warrants, “would not have dared to do it without the green light and support of the French president, Emmanuel Macron”, underlines Itamar Eichner in the Israeli daily Yediot Aharonot.
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