Macron calls on Israel to withdraw from south Lebanon

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Israel to withdraw from south Lebanon, in an interview with Saudi news interactive channel al-Hadath.

"The Lebanese army must regain control of this entire region," Macron said, adding that France will continue to support Lebanon's army.

The French president told al-Hadath that France is closely working with the United States on the situation in Lebanon, describing the crisis and war-hit country as "a model of pluralism in the region".

Macron praised a plan by the Lebanese army to disarm Hezbollah and said the plan will allow the army to restore its authority.

Paris will soon host two aid conferences to support the Lebanese army and to help rebuild the war-hit regions in Lebanon.