France urges Israel ‘to refrain’ from seizing south Lebanon zone

Israel should “refrain” from sending in forces to take control of a zone in south Lebanon, France’s foreign minister told AFP on Tuesday, saying such a move would have “major humanitarian consequences.”“We urge the Israeli authorities to refrain from such ground operations, which would have major humanitarian consequences and would exacerbate the country’s already dire situation,” Jean-Noel Barrot said.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Israel said earlier its military would take control of south Lebanon up to the Litani River, around 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the border.Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when the Tehran-backed Hezbollah militant group began firing rockets into Israel on March 2 to avenge the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei.Lebanon’s government has acted against Iranian interests and withdrew its approval of the Iranian ambassador’s accreditation on Tuesday, a decision Barrot hailed as

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