In a telephone interview this Sunday, January 26, the President of the Republic called on the Israeli Prime Minister for the Jewish State to respect the ceasefire agreement concluded on November 27.
Emmanuel Macron and Benjamin Netanyahu spoke this Sunday, January 26 by telephone. During this exchange, the President of the Republic asked the Israeli Prime Minister that the Hebrew State “fully implement its commitment to withdraw its forces still present in Lebanon”, reported the Élysée.
“France will take all necessary measures, within the ceasefire supervision mechanism, in conjunction with the United States and Lebanon, so that it recovers its full sovereignty and that Israel's security is assured,” added the Presidency of the Republic.
Under the agreement which ended two months of open war on November 27, only the Lebanese army and UN peacekeepers can now be deployed in southern Lebanon, from where the Israeli army was supposed to have completed its withdrawal on January 26. Israel, however, announced Friday that the withdrawal operation would continue beyond this deadline, saying that the agreement “has not been fully accomplished by Lebanon.”
-This Sunday, hundreds of residents of southern Lebanon defied the Israeli army and tried to return to their villages while some are still occupied by Israeli forces. They opened fire in their direction and 15 people were killed, according to the Lebanese authorities.
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