Macron Discusses Mideast Crisis with Egypt’s Sisi, Israel’s Netanyahu

 French President Emmanuel Macron waits for the arrival of Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati (not seen) before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, April 19, 2024. (Reuters)
French President Emmanuel Macron waits for the arrival of Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati (not seen) before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, April 19, 2024. (Reuters)
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Macron Discusses Mideast Crisis with Egypt’s Sisi, Israel’s Netanyahu

 French President Emmanuel Macron waits for the arrival of Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati (not seen) before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, April 19, 2024. (Reuters)
French President Emmanuel Macron waits for the arrival of Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati (not seen) before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, April 19, 2024. (Reuters)

French President Emmanuel Macron held phone calls on Monday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss ways of avoiding an escalation in the Middle East crisis, said France and Egypt.

The French presidency said Macron, in his call with Netanyahu, had reaffirmed Paris's desire to avoid an escalation in the Middle East and to stand up to what it said were Iran's efforts to destabilize the region.

The French presidency added that Macron had also reiterated to Netanyahu that France wanted an immediate and lasting ceasefire in Gaza and said Paris was working to ease tensions arising from clashes on the border between Israel and Lebanon.

In a separate statement, Egyptian presidential spokesperson Ahmed Fahmy said Macron had also discussed the Middle East crisis with the Egyptian leader and that both Macron and Sisi had agreed on the need to avoid further regional escalation.



At Least Two People Killed, 19 Injured in Israeli Strikes on Syria’s Daraa 

The wreckage of a vehicle sits in a field in Syria's southern province of Daraa, on March 11, 2025, following an Israeli military strike. (AFP)
The wreckage of a vehicle sits in a field in Syria's southern province of Daraa, on March 11, 2025, following an Israeli military strike. (AFP)
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At Least Two People Killed, 19 Injured in Israeli Strikes on Syria’s Daraa 

The wreckage of a vehicle sits in a field in Syria's southern province of Daraa, on March 11, 2025, following an Israeli military strike. (AFP)
The wreckage of a vehicle sits in a field in Syria's southern province of Daraa, on March 11, 2025, following an Israeli military strike. (AFP)

At least two people were killed and 19 were wounded on Monday after Israeli air strikes in the vicinity of southern Syrian province of Daraa, Syrian state news agency SANA reported.

The Israeli army confirmed the strikes which were the latest string of strikes targeting Syria's military infrastructure.

It said it targeted military headquarters and sites containing weapons and equipment.

Last week Israeli jets conducted several raids on former Syrian army barracks and outposts in Daraa.