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France’s FM says Israel must halt attacks on Lebanon
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France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot talks to journalists upon arrival for a EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on January 29, 2026. (SIMON WOHLFAHRT / AFP)
PARIS, France — Israel must stop its hostilities in Lebanon and the United States must put pressure on Israel, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot says.
Israel said yesterday it would not rule out carrying out attacks targeting Hezbollah beyond a military control zone in southern Lebanon in a challenge to the terms of a US-Iran pact that called for the respect of Lebanon’s sovereignty.
Barrot, speaking to French broadcaster franceinfo, says that France was still working to hold an international conference to mobilise support for the Lebanese army.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
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