Netanyahu says Macron’s call for arms embargo is ‘a disgrace’

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Netanyahu says Macron’s call for arms embargo is ‘a disgrace’

******** Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticised French President Emmanuel Macron over his call to halt arms deliveries to ******* for use in Gaza.

Macron told France Inter radio that “the priority is that we return to a political solution, that we stop delivering weapons to ****** in Gaza”.

At a summit in Paris on Saturday, the French president reiterated his concern over the conflict in Gaza continuing despite ceasefire calls, and he also criticised *******’s decision to

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Netanyahu responded: “Shame on them,” referring to Macron and other Western leaders who have called for what he described as an arms embargo on *******.

In a video released by his office, Netanyahu said “******* will win with or without their support”, adding that calling for an arms embargo was “a disgrace”.

In an interview with the French broadcaster, which was recorded on Tuesday and aired on Saturday, Macron said “France is not delivering any” weapons to *******.

He added: “I think we are not being heard.”

“I think it is a mistake, including for the security of *******,” he said, adding that the conflict was leading to “hatred”.

Macron also said that avoiding an escalation in Lebanon was a “priority” and that “Lebanon cannot become a new Gaza”.

Netanyahu’s office responded by saying that any country that did not stand with ******* was supporting Iran and its allies and proxies.

Netanyahu said: “As ******* fights the forces of barbarism led by Iran, all civilised countries should be standing firmly by *******’s side.

“Yet, President Macron and other Western leaders are now calling for arms embargoes against *******. Shame on them.”

Macron’s office later said that France is a “steadfast friend of *******”, adding that Netanyahu’s reaction was “excessive and detached from the friendship between France and *******”.

Speaking at the at the 19th Francophonie Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris on Saturday, Macron said that while both the US and France had called for a ceasefire in Lebanon, he added: “I regret that Prime Minister Netanyahu has made another choice, has taken this responsibility, in particular, for ground operations on Lebanese soil.”

However, Macron reaffirmed *******’s right to self-defence and said that he would be meeting relatives of Franco-Israelis held ******** in Gaza on Monday.

Monday will mark the first anniversary of ******’s ******* on ******* on 7 October, in which about 1,200 people were ******* and 251 others taken ********. More than 40,000 people have been ******* in Gaza since then, the territory’s ******-run health ministry says.

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