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France warns Iran, Hezbollah to stay out of Israel-Hamas conflict

Hezbollah supporters marking the 23rd anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon in May 2000 wave Iranian and Hezbollah flags in front of Israeli troops, on the Lebanese-Israeli border in the village of Kfar Kila, on May 25, 2023. © AP / Mohammed Zaatari

France has urged the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia to stay out of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, expressing concern at the situation on the Lebanon-Israel border.

Hezbollah and Lebanon must "exercise restraint to avoid opening a second front in the region", of which "the first victim will be Lebanon", the French presidency said in a statement on Saturday.

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