France says Lebanon must be included in ceasefire, calls Israeli strikes 'intolerable'
French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noël Barrot reaffirmed Tuesday that Lebanon must be included in the initial ceasefire agreement.
"The ceasefire must absolutely include Lebanon, which under no circumstances can be the scapegoat of the Israeli government," Barrot said on French radio RFI.
Israel’s strikes on Lebanon are "intolerable," he said, because they undermine the ceasefire reached between the United States and Iran and because it strengthens militant group Hezbollah.
"Destroying Lebanon, targeting the Lebanese state, does not weaken Hezbollah — quite the opposite, it strengthens it," Barrot said.
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Israel is targeting the Iranian thugs in Lebanon and not the state, if Israel’s intent was to destroy Lebanon as a state this war would’ve been over already. It is obvious Israel is facing the difficult task of eliminating this terrorist group while they’re hiding amongst the general population so they can claim Israel is killing civilians, it is the same tactic these chicken shit terrorists used in Gaza and everywhere they exist. The French government never truly cared about Lebanon, they only care about staying relevant in a region where the French sell billions of dollars in military equipment to keep some conflict going, the liberal mentality over the last few decades has bankrupted France and its economy is tanking, so they encourage conflict in the Middle East like so it keeps producing for them like an oil well.