Macron also intensified his contacts with the American president in an effort to halt the Israeli war on Lebanon. France and the United States contributed to establishing a ceasefire monitoring mechanism involving the Lebanese army, the Israeli army, and UNIFIL, before the mechanism was later halted by an American decision. Following the heavy Israeli attack on Beirut this year, Macron intervened in an attempt to prevent further escalation, while France paid a direct price with the loss of its soldiers serving within UNIFIL forces.
