Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Emanuel Macron spoke by phone yesterday after Netanyahu went ballistic over Macron’s comments. The day before, Macron had called for an arms embargo on Israel as part of a way forward towards a political settlement in Gaza. During their phone call, Netanyahu told Macron that placing restrictions on arms sales to Israel will only aid Tehran, according to the Israeli readout, reported the Times of Israel. “It is expected that Israel’s friends stand behind it, and don’t place limitations on it that only strengthen the Iranian terror axis,” Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu claimed that the IDF operations against Hezbollah, which Macron opposes, “create an opportunity to change the reality in Lebanon toward stability, security, and peace in the entire region.”
