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French President Emmanuel Macron was furious after Israel shot peacekeepers.

President of France Emmanuel Macron demands that Western allies stop exporting “weapons used in Gaza and Lebanon” to Israel.

Reported about it among others, Le Monde.

Macron’s demand follows dangerous clashes between Israeli soldiers and the UN’s Unifil peacekeeping force. Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez also requires similar actions.

Macron spoke about it yesterday Friday at the meeting of EU leaders and leaders of the Mediterranean region in Cyprus.

According to Macron, limiting arms exports to Israel is “the only way to end the fighting” in the region.

– We all know this. It is a unique way to put an end to this, Macron said.

Macron said Israeli forces fired on the peacekeepers on purpose and called what happened “completely unacceptable”.

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