MBABANE:French President Emmanuel Macron has announced over R1.7billion($108million) support for Lebanon amid the ongoing war with Israel, Aljazeera reported on Thursday.
This financial support literally clashes with the interests of the United States(US) that support Israel in the fight against Hezbollah, a Lebanon armed group that sided with Palestinians in the ongoing war in Gaza.
“France has pledged to provide 100 million euros ($108m) to support Lebanon as President Emmanuel Macron said “massive aid” was needed for the country, where Israeli attacks have displaced more than a million people”, reads the Aljazeera report.
Speaking at an international conference on Thursday, Macron condemned Israel for continuing its military offensive in Lebanon and reiterated his call for a ceasefire.
“The destruction is there. The victims are there. More violence is there. And we cannot accept this,” he said.
Macron was hosting ministers and officials from more than 70 countries and international organisations, including the European Union and regional partners, in the French capital, Paris, to raise donations for the cash-strapped Lebanese government.
French organisers hoped the financial pledges would meet the $400m that the United Nations says is urgently needed.
United States(US) supports Israel, France pumps-in R1.7billion support for Lebanon as superpowers interests clash amid ongoing war(pic: France24).