"Just as Iran supports all parts of the Iranian terror axis, so are Israel's friends expected to support it, and not impose restrictions that will only strengthen the Iranian axis of evil," Netanyahu told Macron, according to a statement from his office.

Netanyahu told French President Emmanuel Macron that Israel’s fight against the Hezbollah group will help “change the reality” in Lebanon and bring stability to the entire West Asia.

Israeli forces issued fresh evacuation warnings for southern Beirut, as Hamas say one of its commanders was killed in Israeli strikes on Tripoli.