“Israel’s security is not negotiable,” warns Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu
In an interview with Spot Broadcast on Wednesday, the Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, spoke again about the situation in the Middle East. “First we must know how to name the responsibilities behind the agenda of insecurity and destabilization in the region: they are the responsibility of Tehran and its representatives”denounced in particular, naming in particular Hezbollah, the Shiite militias in Iraq and the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
For the Minister of the Armed Forces, re-elected despite the change of Prime Minister, “Israel’s security is not negotiable”. But, like Michel Barnier during his general policy statement on Tuesday, Sébastien Lecornu calls again “to the ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon”.
“We must also very clearly ask Israel to assume its responsibilities in terms of respecting international law and protecting civilian populations.”he said in this interview. The Minister of the Armed Forces also specifies that “seven hundred French soldiers” They are currently in southern Lebanon. “under the mandate of the UN, in the service of efforts to reduce tensions and compliance with United Nations resolutions”.
