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But Thursday night in Brussels, Macron tried to douse the controversy by tackling his authorities and the media throughout a press convention on the finish of an EU leaders’ summit.
Ministers “should respect the principles and be moral, and never share feedback which can be both truncated, false or taken out of context,” Macron instructed reporters. The French president mentioned he was “stupefied” to learn tales about what he allegedly mentioned.
“I converse sufficient concerning the scenario within the Middle East and I don’t want ventriloquists,” he mentioned.
The French authorities is headed by the conservative Prime Minister Michel Barnier and consists of ministers from Macron’s centrist camp, but in addition from the center-right Les Républicains party. So it isn’t all the time completely aligned with the president.
Tensions have been rising between Macron and Netanyahu as Israel continues its strikes in opposition to the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon — a rustic that has lengthy historic ties to France — particularly after the Israel Defense Forces hit U.N. peacekeepers within the nation’s south.
Macron additionally just lately referred to as for a halt to arms deliveries to Israel in an interview with French radio, which triggered an indignant response from Netanyahu, who declared “disgrace” on the French president.
France had final month tried to dealer a 21-day cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, which was scuppered when Netanyahu ordered strikes in opposition to the group’s headquarters, killing its chief Hassan Nasrallah.
