Tensions have been rising between Macron and Netanyahu as Israel continues its strikes against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon — a country that has long historical ties to France — especially as the Israel Defense Forces hit U.N. peacekeepers in the country’s south.

Gaza French President Emmanuel Macron told his cabinet on Tuesday that the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should not forget his country was created as a result of a resolution adopted by the United Nations and urged Israel to abide by UN decisions.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted French President Emmanuel Macron over his remarks to his cabinet about Israel's founding.

It was not a UN decision that established the State of Israel but the victory that was achieved in the War of Independence with the blood of our heroic fighters, the PMO said in response.

French President Emmanuel Macron urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to ignore UN decisions. He noted that Israel was created by the UN decision, according to Politico. "Mr. Netanyahu must not forget that his country was created by a UN decision,