Israel’s security cannot be ensured by military force alone and a diplomatic solution will be required, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barot said today on the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on southern Israel.

Force alone cannot guarantee Israel’s security, your security. Military success cannot be a substitute for political perspectiveBaro stressed at a press conference during his visit to Israel.

For the hostages to return home to their loved ones, for the displaced to be allowed to return to their homes in the north, after a year of war, the time has come for diplomacy“, emphasized the head of French diplomacy, noting the French-American proposal for a ceasefire in Lebanon remains on the table, with the parties continuing to work towards it.

At the same time, the French Foreign Minister said that Hezbollah “bears heavy responsibility” for the extension of the war in Lebanon, where the Israeli army continues its bombings and a week ago launched a ground attack against the Lebanese movement.

“In Lebanon, the violence threatens to plunge a very fragile country into perpetual chaos, threatening Israel’s security even more than it does today,” Baro said. “Hezbollah bears heavy responsibility for this situation, having dragged Lebanon into a war it did not choose».

This sad anniversary of October 7 is an opportunity to remember: France is firmly committed to Israel’s security” said Barro, “always was, always will be, these are not just words».

Paris, he emphasized, “mobilized their military resources in April, as in October, to help Israel repel unacceptable ballistic attacks» from Iran.

And we have continued to be at the forefront of international efforts to prevent the Islamic Republic of Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons or reversing its agenda of regional destabilization” said Baro.

France’s foreign minister was earlier this morning in Rheims, southern Israel, to attend a memorial service for the victims of the Hamas attack a year ago.