France warns of an Israeli war on Lebanon and Beirut that would require the recruitment of thousands. French Foreign Minister Stephane Ségornet warned Lebanese officials on Tuesday that Israel might launch a war against Lebanon in order to return tens of thousands of its citizens to the border region.
Since the outbreak of the war in the Gaza Strip on October 7, the Lebanese-Israeli border has witnessed a daily exchange of bombing between Hezbollah and Israel. The situation has raised international fears of an expansion of the scope of escalation and prompted Western officials to visit Beirut and urge calm.