France 'extremely concerned' about Lebanon-Israel border violence

Paris is "extremely concerned" about fighting on Lebanon's border with Israel, France's foreign ministry said Thursday, calling "all sides to exercise the greatest restraint".

"Violence on the border with Israel is intensifying dramatically," the ministry said in a statement, calling for "implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1701" governing the border zone and vowing that France remains "fully committed to prevent any risk of escalation along the Blue Line" between the two countries.

AFP