Netanyahu says 'shame' on Macron for urging halt to weapons supply to Israel
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- 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.
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Several explosions heard in south Beirut after Israeli army evacuation calls
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France ‘unfailing friend’ to Israel says Macron’s office
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Israel army urges residents of specific buildings in southern Beirut to immediately evacuate
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Reports of Israeli strikes hitting Lebanon hospitals 'disturbing' says UK government
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Israel's Netanyahu vows to respond to Iran attacks
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Nearly 375,000 from Lebanon have crossed into Syria, say Lebanese officials
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Macron calls to halt weapons deliveries to Israel, but who is listening?
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Netanyahu says 'shame' on Macron for urging halt to arms supply to Israel
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Israel to mark October 7 attack with memorials and calls for hostages' release
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Ireland calls Israeli demand to move UN troops 'outrageous'
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Israel military anounces easing of some defensive guidelines
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Francophone countries 'unanimously' call for 'immediate and lasting' ceasefire in Lebanon, Macron says
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Israel army chief vows to keep hitting Hezbollah 'without respite'
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Israel president says October 7 'wounds still cannot fully heal'
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Israel readying response to Iran missile attack
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Hezbollah says it launched rockets at defence company in north Israel
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In Lebanon 25 killed in Israeli strikes on Friday, health ministry says
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Biggest hospital in northern Lebanon treating 'massive' numbers of patients
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Australia starts evacuating nationals from Lebanon via Cyprus
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Hezbollah official says 'lost' contact with top figure Safieddine since Friday strikes
Yesterday's key developments:
- Nearly 40 medical centres in Lebanon have been forced to close amid Israel's air strikes, a UN agency said on Friday.
- An Israeli strike near Lebanon's Masnaa border crossing with Syria cut off the main international road linking the two countries. Two massive craters blocked vehicles from crossing into Syria.
- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran and its allies would not back down against Israel in a rare Friday sermon, his first in five years, which came days after Iran fired missiles into Israel.
- Almost 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)