Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Western leaders on Saturday who said they support an arms embargo on Israel over how its handling the Gaza war.

Netanyahu criticizes Macron for calling to halt arms supplies to Israel amid conflicts with Iran-backed groups.

JERUSALEM/PARIS: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday (Oct 5) slammed French President Emmanuel Macron for calling for a halt to arms supplies to Israel, which is fighting wars in Gaza and Lebanon.  "As Israel fights the forces of barbarism led by Iran, all civilised countries should be stand

"This axis of terror stands together. But countries who supposedly oppose this terror axis call for an arms embargo on Israel. What a disgrace!"

In a joint statement released on Thursday, both Ministers -in a phone call tacking the Israeli aggression on Gaza and Lebanon- affirmed that the Israeli escalating and non-justifying moves against the West Bank push the region towards an all-out regional war.