French President Emmanuel Macron assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that France was “fully committed to doing everything possible to avoid further escalation in the region,” during a telephone conversation, the Élysée announced.
The French head of state pledged to pass on “messages to all parties involved in the conflict,” following a rocket attack on Majdal Shams, in the Golan Heights, on Saturday, which killed twelve young people aged between 10 and 16, and which Israel blamed on Hezbollah.
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According to the Élysée Palace, Emmanuel Macron “also reiterated the need to reach a political solution on the issue of the Blue Line, on the basis of Resolution 1701.”
Lebanon called on Sunday for an “international investigation” after the deadly strike, which also wounded 30 other young people, while another, aged 13, is missing.
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The projectile was an Iranian Falaq rocket with a 53-kilogram warhead, according to Israel. Hezbollah, which denies being the perpetrator of the attack, is the only party in possession of such a rocket, according to the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
Israel promised on Sunday to “strike the enemy with force,” raising fears of a regional conflagration in the midst of the war in the Gaza Strip.
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With AFP
