French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called for a halt in deliveries of arms used in Gaza to Israel, adding that France was not sending arms to Israel. “I think that today, the priority is that we return to a political solution, that we stop ...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s call comes as the war in Gaza grinds on, and the regional conflict escalates further into Lebanon.

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for other countries to stop delivering weapons to Israel that will be used in its war in Gaza, where more than 41,000 people have died in nearly a year of fighting.

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a halt to arms shipments to Israel for use in Gaza. Speaking to French broadcaster France Inter on Saturday, Macron said finding a “political solution” to Israel’s nearly year-long war on Gaza is a “priority” and that an arms embargo should be a key part of these efforts.

Meanwhile, the French President’s office responded to the controversy, addressing Netanyahu’s statement. Asserting that 'France is Israel’s steadfast friend,' the Élysée stressed that Macron 'supports Israel’s security and demonstrates it.

Macron on Saturday, in an interview with France Inter Radio, said, one should not fight terrorism and terrorists by sacrificing a civilian population, adding that France doesn’t send arms to Israel fo

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, issued a furious denunciation of Emmanuel Macron on Saturday over his calls for a worldwide arms embargo on Israel.

French President Emmanuel Macron called Saturday for a halt on arms deliveries to Israel for use in Gaza, provoking a sharp response from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu."Yet, President Macron and other Western leaders are now calling for arms embargoes against Israel.

France is not a major weapons provider for Israel, shipping military equipment worth 30 million euros ($33 million) last year, according to the defence ministry's annual arms exports report.

Shipments of arms used in the conflict in Gaza should be stopped as part of a broader effort to find a political solution, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday. France is not a major weapons provider for Israel,

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a halt to arms deliveries to Israel in a radio interview on Saturday. It is a priority to return to a political solution and to stop arms deliveries for the fighting in the Gaza Strip,