05:13Mandatory credit: Tele Liban
President Emmanuel Macron announced that France will donate 100 million euros in humanitarian aid to war-torn Lebanon during a press conference on Thursday in Paris.
He was speaking alongside Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres joining via video link.
"The United Nations has issued an appeal for 426 million euros. France will contribute 100 million euros during this conference. What is needed is quite simply to shelter families, feed children, care for the wounded, and continue ensuring the education of students," he said.
"Solutions must be found all the more quickly because it is crucial to prevent the displacement of people from the south to Beirut and other regions of Lebanon from creating new divisions among the Lebanese people."
Macron alleged that Iran had 'involved Hezbollah' in the conflict but also said it was a matter of 'regret' that "Israel continues its military operations in Lebanon" and that the "call made by President Biden and myself on September 25 for a 21-day pause has still not been heeded."
“The war must not allow the forces of chaos to prevail, neither in Lebanon nor anywhere in the region," Macron declared.
Meanwhile, Mikati said that a ceasefire "will have an immediate impact of calming tensions".
"It will open the door for a diplomatic track that the government will fully support," he said. Guterres reiterated that the recent attacks by the IDF on UN peacekeepers were ‘unacceptable’. The Israeli government said it regretted injuries but said it had warned UNIFIL troops to 'get out of harm's way'.
The IDF’s ground operation and campaign of airstrikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon continue. Israel announced that five of its soldiers were killed on Thursday in clashes along the border.
Hezbollah and Israel have exchanged strikes across the border since the outbreak of the Gaza war in 2023. The Lebanese Ministry of Health says that Israeli attacks since then have killed at least 2,574 people and injured 12,001.
'War must not allow forces of chaos to prevail!' - Macron pledges €100M in aid to Lebanon at Paris conference
President Emmanuel Macron announced that France will donate 100 million euros in humanitarian aid to war-torn Lebanon during a press conference on Thursday in Paris.
He was speaking alongside Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres joining via video link.
"The United Nations has issued an appeal for 426 million euros. France will contribute 100 million euros during this conference. What is needed is quite simply to shelter families, feed children, care for the wounded, and continue ensuring the education of students," he said.
"Solutions must be found all the more quickly because it is crucial to prevent the displacement of people from the south to Beirut and other regions of Lebanon from creating new divisions among the Lebanese people."
Macron alleged that Iran had 'involved Hezbollah' in the conflict but also said it was a matter of 'regret' that "Israel continues its military operations in Lebanon" and that the "call made by President Biden and myself on September 25 for a 21-day pause has still not been heeded."
“The war must not allow the forces of chaos to prevail, neither in Lebanon nor anywhere in the region," Macron declared.
Meanwhile, Mikati said that a ceasefire "will have an immediate impact of calming tensions".
"It will open the door for a diplomatic track that the government will fully support," he said. Guterres reiterated that the recent attacks by the IDF on UN peacekeepers were ‘unacceptable’. The Israeli government said it regretted injuries but said it had warned UNIFIL troops to 'get out of harm's way'.
The IDF’s ground operation and campaign of airstrikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon continue. Israel announced that five of its soldiers were killed on Thursday in clashes along the border.
Hezbollah and Israel have exchanged strikes across the border since the outbreak of the Gaza war in 2023. The Lebanese Ministry of Health says that Israeli attacks since then have killed at least 2,574 people and injured 12,001.
Mandatory credit: Tele Liban
President Emmanuel Macron announced that France will donate 100 million euros in humanitarian aid to war-torn Lebanon during a press conference on Thursday in Paris.
He was speaking alongside Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres joining via video link.
"The United Nations has issued an appeal for 426 million euros. France will contribute 100 million euros during this conference. What is needed is quite simply to shelter families, feed children, care for the wounded, and continue ensuring the education of students," he said.
"Solutions must be found all the more quickly because it is crucial to prevent the displacement of people from the south to Beirut and other regions of Lebanon from creating new divisions among the Lebanese people."
Macron alleged that Iran had 'involved Hezbollah' in the conflict but also said it was a matter of 'regret' that "Israel continues its military operations in Lebanon" and that the "call made by President Biden and myself on September 25 for a 21-day pause has still not been heeded."
“The war must not allow the forces of chaos to prevail, neither in Lebanon nor anywhere in the region," Macron declared.
Meanwhile, Mikati said that a ceasefire "will have an immediate impact of calming tensions".
"It will open the door for a diplomatic track that the government will fully support," he said. Guterres reiterated that the recent attacks by the IDF on UN peacekeepers were ‘unacceptable’. The Israeli government said it regretted injuries but said it had warned UNIFIL troops to 'get out of harm's way'.
The IDF’s ground operation and campaign of airstrikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon continue. Israel announced that five of its soldiers were killed on Thursday in clashes along the border.
Hezbollah and Israel have exchanged strikes across the border since the outbreak of the Gaza war in 2023. The Lebanese Ministry of Health says that Israeli attacks since then have killed at least 2,574 people and injured 12,001.