French President calls on Netanyahu to withdraw Israeli forces from Lebanon

Amman, Jan 26 (Petra) – French President Emmanuel Macron urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to withdraw Israeli forces still deployed in Lebanon.

According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), the French presidency stated on Sunday that during a phone call with Netanyahu, Macron emphasized the importance of ensuring that “nothing undermines the efforts of the new Lebanese authorities to restore state authority over all its territories.”

Meanwhile, Lebanon’s Ministry of Health announced that at least 22 people, including three women and a Lebanese soldier, were killed and dozens injured in what it described as ongoing “Israeli attacks” in southern Lebanon today.

//Petra// AF
26/01/2025 21:45:15