Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday that Tel Aviv will not agree to a unilateral ceasefire or a settlement under which Hezbollah would rearm itself.

After clashes with factions in Lebanon, including Hezbollah, which began after Israel launched a war of genocide on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, Tel Aviv expanded the scope of the genocide since September 23 to include most areas of Lebanon, including the capital Beirut, through air strikes, and also began a ground invasion in the south.

The Israeli Prime Minister's Office said in a statement that Netanyahu said, during a phone call with Macron, that he "opposes a unilateral ceasefire, which does not change the security situation in Lebanon, and will only lead to its return to what it was."

He added that Israel "is working against Hezbollah so that it can no longer threaten its citizens on the northern border, and allows the residents of the north (displaced) to return to their homes safely."

In total, the Israeli aggression on Lebanon resulted in the killing of 2,350 people, and the injury of 10,906, including a large number of women and children, in addition to more than 1,340,000 displaced persons. The majority of the victims and displaced persons were recorded since September 23, according to Anadolu Agency’s monitoring of official Lebanese data until Tuesday evening.

Netanyahu stressed that "Israel will not accept any settlement that does not allow this, and does not prevent Hezbollah from reorganizing its ranks and rearming itself."

According to the statement: "The Prime Minister (Netanyahu) expressed his surprise at the French President's intention to hold a conference in Paris on the issue of Lebanon, with the participation of countries such as South Africa and Algeria, which are working to deprive Israel of the basic right to self-defense, and even deny its right to exist," he claimed.

On October 9, the French Foreign Ministry announced, via a statement, that the international conference dedicated to Lebanon, called for by Macron, will be held in Paris on the 24th of this month.

She explained that this ministerial conference will bring together Lebanon's partner countries, the United Nations, the European Union, international and regional organizations, and civil society, to "mobilize the international community to respond to the urgent protection and relief needs of the people of Lebanon."

Earlier on Tuesday, the French newspaper Le Parisien reported that Macron said in today's cabinet session that "Netanyahu must not forget that his country was founded (in 1984) by a UN resolution, and therefore he has no right to ignore UN resolutions."

The newspaper explained that Macron's speech came against the backdrop of the situation in southern Lebanon, after the Israeli army launched attacks against the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

On October 6, Macron called in press statements to “stop the delivery of weapons used (by Israel) in Gaza,” claiming that France “did not participate” in supplying Israel with those weapons.

Netanyahu then attacked him, saying in a televised statement in English: "Israel will win with or without you."

Hours after Macron's statement about stopping the arming of Tel Aviv, the French presidency, the Elysee, issued a statement contradicting him, saying that France will continue to provide Israel with the necessary parts to defend itself.

Following a phone call between Netanyahu and Macron on October 10, the Elysee Palace said in a statement that Macron renewed “France’s unwavering commitment to Israel’s security,” noting that French military resources were ready to defend it during Iranian attacks on it in recent months.