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Macron: Ending arms exports for Gaza, Lebanon only way to stop fighting

French President Emmanuel Macron underlined on Friday that stopping the export of weapons used in Gaza and Lebanon is the only way to end the ongoing fighting in the region. Macron also condemned the "deliberate" targeting of UN peacekeepers, stressing the need for diplomatic solutions.

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Published October 11,2024
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French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that "stopping the export of weapons" used in Gaza and Lebanon was the only way to end fighting there, and also condemned "deliberate" targeting of UN peacekeepers.

"We all know it. It's the unique lever that would end it," Macron said at a summit of European and Mediterranean leaders in Cyprus, where he also said it was "absolutely unacceptable" that UN peacekeepers in Lebanon are "deliberately targeted" by Israeli forces.