Israel Tells Macron 'Won’t Stand Idle if Aggressed by Lebanon'

by Naharnet Newsdesk 24 January 2019, 09:05

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin told his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, during a visit to Paris that Israel “won’t stand idly shall it be threatened by Lebanon,” al-Joumhouria daily reported on Thursday.

Rivlin met Macron ahead of the latter’s scheduled visit to Lebanon next month, and discussed “Iran’s growing influence in Syria and Lebanon,” said the daily.

Rivlin told Macaron that his country "will not stand idly by if it is threatened by Lebanon,” and accused Hizbullah of "setting up precision-missile plants in the heart of Beirut under a civilian cover and with Iranian support."

Revlin has reportedly said that "Israel does not differentiate between Hizbullah and the Lebanese state," asking Macron to “exert necessary pressure on the Lebanese government, to extend its sovereignty and undermine all interventions by Iran and Hizbullah, that may lead us to war."

Source: Naharnet

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