Macron urges Netanyahu to 'withdraw his forces still present in Lebanon': Office

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "withdraw his forces still present in Lebanon", his office said in a read-out of a phone call between the two leaders.

"The president of the republic stressed to the prime minister the importance of ensuring that nothing compromises the efforts of the new Lebanese authorities to restore the authority of the state throughout the territory of their country," the Elysee Palace said. 

Reporting by AFP