Macron calls leaders to raise alarm about Lebanon spillover

Macron calls leaders to raise alarm about Lebanon spillover French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that he had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, and Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to discuss the Israel-Hezbollah hostilities in Lebanon, and urge them to deescalate. In a post on X, Macron said Hezbollah's strategy of escalation amid the US-Israeli war on Iran constitutes a major error that puts the entire region in danger. The Reuters news agency also reported on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump called Macron to discuss the developments in the now five-day-old war and that Macron raised the issue of spillover into Lebanon.