France stands with Lebanon after deadly Israeli strikes on April 9

French President Emmanuel Macron expressed France’s full solidarity with Lebanon after phone discussions with President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam regarding the April 9 Israeli strikes, causing significant civilian casualties.

He emphasised that these attacks pose a direct threat to the recently achieved truce and that Lebanon must be fully covered by its provisions.

I have just spoken with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.

I expressed France’s full solidarity in the face of the indiscriminate strikes carried out by Israel in Lebanon today, which resulted in a very high number of civilian casualties.…

— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) April 8, 2026

“I reiterated the need to preserve Lebanon’s territorial integrity and France’s determination to support the efforts of the Lebanese authorities to uphold the country’s sovereignty and implement the Hezbollah disarmament plan,” the president added.

By Jeyhun Aghazada