In call with Hollande, Netanyahu urges ‘global solution to terror’

Paris — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for “a global solution” to terrorism in a phone call with Francois Hollande on Wednesday to express his solidarity after the Paris attacks, the French presidency said.

Netanyahu “wanted to convey a message of support and stressed that terrorism was a global problem requiring a global solution,” the presidency said, five days after Paris was rocked by gun and suicide attacks that killed 129 people.

Netanyahu also confirmed he would still attend a key climate summit in Paris that opens later this month.

Israeli flags on public buildings flew at half-mast after the Paris attacks, and the Knesset was among many landmarks around the world to be lit up in the red, white and blue of the French flag in a show of support.

Netanyahu on Saturday said he had instructed his country’s security and intelligence agencies to assist France and other European nations as they investigate Friday night’s attacks.