French President Emmanuel Macron has pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to adhere to the ceasefire agreement and withdraw troops from Lebanon as Israeli fire claims the lives of at

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called on Israeli Prime Minister to "withdraw his forces still present in Lebanon", his office said in a readout of a phone call between the two leaders.

French President Emmanuel Macron told Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday that he is actively working to uphold a ceasefire deal between Hezbollah and Israel. The Lebanese presidency said Aoun received a telephone call from Macron to discuss "developments in the south."

The French presidency announced Sunday that President Emmanuel Macron has urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to withdraw all remaining Israeli forces still deployed in Lebanon. According to the statement,

France’s president began a visit to Lebanon Friday, where he will meet the crisis-hit country’s newly elected leaders, as the nation attempts to recover from the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war.Emmanuel Macron’s trip to Lebanon,

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French President Emmanuel Macron called Saturday on all parties to the Lebanon ceasefire to honour their commitments as soon as possible, his office said, as Beirut accused Israel of "procrastination".

The French president is scheduled to meet prime ministerial nominee Nouf Salam and newly elected President Joseph Aoun.

Three people were killed and 44 others injured by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese government said, as residents of villages near the border defied orders by Israel’s military not to return to their homes.

Ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon appeared at risk on Sunday as disputes continued over key deadlines, and local health officials said that Israeli forces opened fire on both fronts. In Gaza, Israel

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday called for efforts to bolster the fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah movement during his visit to Beirut. Speaking in the Lebanese capital,

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that Israel must accelerate its withdrawal from south Lebanon to achieve a full pullout,