Military escalation is always dangerous,” France’s deputy minister for foreign affairs, Amelie de Montchalin, told RTL radio. “We are at a dangerous escalation point and what matters now is contributing with prudence and restraint to de-escalation,” she said. French President Emmanuel Macron and his foreign minister were reaching out to “all the actors in the region,” she said. Just across the border from the ski lifts, Israel confronts the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces that were commanded by Suleimani. Israel stands with the United States in its just struggle for peace, security and self-defense.”The Palestinian Authority did not comment.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 03, 2020 12:35 UTC