France condemns a spat between Israeli police and French consulate staff at a Jerusalem church
But tensions have escalated in recent weeks as Macron has demanded that Israel do more to avoid the rapidly mounting civilian casualties in its campaigns in Gaza and Lebanon. Later Thursday, Minister Barrot held talks on the conflict with Palestinian ...
Israel-France tensions deepen as Paris says consulate staff briefly detained by police in Jerusalem
France condemned the brief detention of two consulate members after it said Israeli police forced their way into a French-owned holy site in Jerusalem, in what is the latest diplomatic spat in a series of events that have sent relations between the two plummeting.
Two French Gendarmes Detained By Israeli Police In Jerusalem
Israeli police detain two French gendarmes at the Eleona, a religious sanctuary owned by France in Jerusalem, which French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot was meant to visit. The two were released briefly after.
Diplomatic tension between France and Israel worsens after gendarmes detained in Jerusalem
Gaza Relations between France and Israel have been strained further after Israeli security forces in Jerusalem entered a holy site under French administration, briefly detaining two French officers with diplomatic status.
Israeli Detention of French Diplomats in Jerusalem Draws Diplomatic Rebuke
France accused Israel on Thursday of jeopardizing diplomatic relations after Israeli security forces entered a Jerusalem holy site under French jurisdiction, briefly detaining two French officials with diplomatic immunity.
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Macron pledges $108 million at Lebanon aid confab, slams Israel for ‘sowing barbarism’
PARIS — France pledged to provide a 100-million euro ($108-million) package to support Lebanon at an international conference Thursday, as President Emmanuel Macron said “massive aid” is ...
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France helps raise $1B for Lebanon aid
PARIS — France will give €100 million to support Lebanon and assist the more than 1 million people displaced by the recent ...
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Middle East latest: French President Macron pledges 100 million euros in aid to support Lebanon
French President Emmanuel Macron says his country will provide a “massive” 100-million-euro ($108 million) aid package to ...
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International summit for Lebanon raises nearly €1 billion in aid pledges
French President Emmanuel Macron had called on participants of the conference, which convened more than 70 countries as ...
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France Leads $1 Billion Aid Effort for Lebanon Amid War Crisis
Earlier on Thursday, France kicked off the conference by committing to a $108 million aid package for Lebanon. President Emmanuel Macron emphasized the urgent need for "massive aid" to support the ...
Arms sales to Israel: 'France's position remains timid and falls short of its international commitments'
OP-ED. International law obliges France to stop exporting munitions to a country suspected of committing war crimes, crimes ...
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Macron says France will provide 100 million-euro aid package to support Lebanon
PARIS (AP) — France will provide a 100-million euro ($108-million) aid package to support Lebanon, French President Emmanuel Macron told an international conference Thursday in Paris. Macron ...
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Netanyahu, Macron trade barbs about Israel’s founding amid spat over war in Lebanon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exchanged snipes Tuesday with French President Emmanuel Macron amid a public rift over Lebanon, where Israel is battling the ...
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France's Macron Calls for an End to Arms Exports Used in Gaza and Lebanon
France's Macron Calls for an End to Arms Exports Used in Gaza and Lebanon PAPHOS, Cyprus (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reiterated his call for an end to arms exports to ...
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Macron says France will provide 100-euro aid package to support Lebanon
PARIS (AP) — France will provide a 100-million euro ($108-million) aid package to support Lebanon, French President Emmanuel Macron told an international conference Thursday in Paris.