French President Emmanuel Macron said he is working with Canada and other countries to prevent a possible ground invasion of Lebanon, but only the Israeli prime minister and the United States can stop it.
Macron made the remarks Thursday in a wide-ranging interview with CBC News and Radio-Canada in Ottawa ahead of bilateral talks with the French president and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The comments came a day after others from France, Canada, the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and other countries. issued a joint statement It called for an immediate 21-day ceasefire across the Lebanese-Israel border.
French President Emmanuel Macron discusses the possibility of a ground invasion of Lebanon in an exclusive and wide-ranging interview with CBC News Chief Political Correspondent Rosemary Barton and Radio Canada Parliamentary Bureau Chief Louis Blouin. He said he is working with Canada and other countries to stop the outbreak. Only the Israeli Prime Minister and the United States can stop it.
“Yesterday, we delivered newspapers together. There was an agreement from everyone involved in Lebanon,” Macron told CBC News Chief Political Correspondent Rosemary Barton and Radio Canada Parliamentary Director Louis Blouin. told.
“Hezbollah… has announced that it is ready for a ceasefire. Everyone is waiting for a ceasefire now.” [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu]” he added in the broadcast interview. rosemary burton live on sunday.
“I believe there is still time over the last 21 days for the prime minister to commit to peace and give it a chance. I believe the United States needs to step up the pressure on the Israeli prime minister now.” . ”
Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon in recent weeks, killing hundreds of people, including civilians. The strike continued throughout the night and into Thursday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who arrived in the United States to attend the U.N. General Assembly, told reporters that the military “will continue to attack Hezbollah with all our might until we achieve all our goals, which is first and foremost the safe return of northerners to their homes.” We will not stop.” ”
“There will be no ceasefire in the north,” Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz said in a post on X earlier Thursday.
“We will continue to fight the terrorist organization Hezbollah with all our might until victory and the safe return of our people,” he said.
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Hezbollah is an Iranian-backed militia operating in southern Lebanon and is listed as a terrorist organization by many countries, including Canada.
“I think it’s clear that Hezbollah is an important issue in Lebanon,” President Macron said. “I think over the past few years they have played a very negative role in the political situation and in the security of southern Lebanon.”
President Macron said his aim was to work with the international community to help the Lebanese army “restore full sovereignty and completely eliminate all armed forces, militias and people in the south” in Lebanon. He said it was about establishing peace.
President Macron said Israel’s invasion of Lebanon was a “big mistake and a big risk of escalation” and would make life unbearable for the people living there.
Macron is the longest-serving G7 leader after Trudeau.
Both leaders face similar challenges, including global conflict, political instability, and the rise of populist politics in Ukraine and the Middle East.
The full interview can be viewed Sunday morning on Rosemary Burton Live from 10 a.m. to noon ET on the CBC News Network and from 11 a.m. to noon local time on CBC Television.
