Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, issued a furious denunciation of French president Emmanuel Macron on Saturday over the latter’s calls for a worldwide arms embargo on Israel.

“I have a message for president Macron,” Mr Netanyahu said in a video address.

“Israel will win with or without” the support of France, the prime minister said, as he cited the threats to Israel on seven fronts.

Referring to Mr Macron’s remarks as a “disgrace”, Mr Netanyahu said France’s “shame will continue long after the war is won”.

He added that “Iran is behind all the threats against us”.

Mr Netanyahu said: “No country in the world would accept such an attack,” as the one Iran delivered on Tuesday, when 200 missiles were fired at Israel.

“Israel will not accept it either. Israel has the duty and the right to defend itself and respond to such attacks – and this is what we are going to do.”

Mr Macron said: “I think that today, the priority is that we return to a political solution, that we stop delivering weapons to fight in Gaza.”

Later, he added that he “regrets” Mr Netanyahu’s decision to launch a ground invasion in Lebanon.