DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Any possible Israeli attack on Lebanon will have serious consequences for Israel, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a phone call with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, Iran’s state media reports.
Israeli has vowed a heavy response against Hezbollah for a rocket attack that hit a soccer ground in the Golan Heights on Saturday, killing 12 children and teenagers.
“Any possible Israeli attack on Lebanon will have serious consequences for Israel,” Pezeshkian is quoted by Iranian state media as saying.
“We are willing to improve our relations with France on the basis of mutual trust,” Pezeshkian adds in his conversation with Macron.
Macron spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, the French presidency said, as Paris seeks to prevent a broader escalation between Israel and Hezbollah.
The presidency said Macron had reminded Netanyahu that France was fully committed to doing “everything to avoid a new escalation in the region by passing messages to all parties involved in the conflict.”
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
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