Macron tells Netanyahu he sees Sinwar’s killing as new chance for Gaza deal

French President Emmanuel Macron told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he sees the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as a chance for a possible new phase of negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza, Macron’s office says.

Macron, whose government has had increasingly tense public exchanges with Israel over the past few weeks, also reiterated previous calls for ceasefires in Lebanon and Gaza and condemnations of Israeli army action toward UN forces in Lebanon. Israel has denied deliberately targeting peacekeepers in southern Lebanon amid the IDF’s ground offensive there.

Macron also expressed solidarity with Netanyahu after a drone was launched toward the prime minister’s home, the French president’s office says.

There is no comment from Netanyahu’s office on the call.