🔴 Live: Netanyahu tells Macron expects France backing, 'not restrictions' on Israel
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- An Israeli strike on a mosque sheltering displaced people in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza early Sunday killed at least 21 people, according to the Gaza civil defence agency.
- Massive explosions shook the southern suburbs of Beirut overnight as Israel stepped up its bombardments of Hezbollah stronghold areas.
- French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called on the international community to halt arms deliveries to Israel destined for used in Gaza – a position which Israel's Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said brought "shame" on Macron. Macron’s office later said France was an “unfailing friend” to Israel, and Netanyahu’s words were “excessive”.
- Around 374,000 people have fled from Lebanon to Syria in recent days, according to Lebanese authorities, as Israel continues strikes throughout the county. Strikes were reported in the southern suburbs of Beirut, as well as in north and east Lebanon.
- More than 2,000 people have been killed in Lebanon since Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7 last year, with 1,000 of those coming in the last week. The Lebanese government estimates that around 1.2 million people have been displaced.
- Nine Israeli soldiers have been killed in southern Lebanon since Israel launched a ground operation across its northern border on October 1.
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Yesterday's key developments:
- French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called on the international community to halt arms deliveries to Israel destined for used in Gaza – a position which Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said brought "shame" on Macron. Macron’s office later said France was an “unfailing friend” to Israel, and that Netanyahu’s words had been “excessive”.
- The 88 member states of the International Francophone Organisation “unanimously” called for an “immediate and lasting” ceasefire in Lebanon, Macron said, during a summit of francophone leaders being held in Paris.
- Around 374,000 people have fled from Lebanon to Syria in recent days, according to Lebanese authorities, as Israel continues strikes throughout the county. Strikes were reported in the southern suburbs of Beirut, as well as in north and east Lebanon.
- Hezbollah fighters were engaged in ongoing clashes with Israeli troops in the Lebanon border area, the group said.
- More than 2,000 people have been killed in Lebanon since Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7 last year, with 1,000 of those coming in the last week. The Lebanese government estimates that around 1.2 million people have been displaced.
Nine Israeli soldiers have been killed in southern Lebanon since Israel launched a ground operation across its northern border on October 1.
(FRANCE 24 with AP, AFP and Reuters)