French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed his country's "unwavering commitment" to Israel's security in a phone call on Sunday, October 6, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while insisting on a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, the presidency said.
"On the eve of the first anniversary of the Hamas terrorist offensive against Israel, he expressed the solidarity of the French people with the Israeli people," the French presidency said, adding that Macron also voiced "his conviction that the time for a ceasefire has now come."
Netanyahu told Macron that Israel expects support from France and not restrictions after the French president called for a halt to arms supplies to Israel for use in Gaza on Saturday. "Israel's friends are expected to stand behind it, and not impose restrictions on it that will only strengthen the Iranian axis of evil," Netanyahu said in a telephone call with Macron, according to his office.