Israel has told France it is worried about the re-arming of Hizbullah and the possibility it will renew its attacks on Israel. In addition, Israel criticized Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniorah, for not preventing Hizbullah's rearmament, a French source told Al Hayat.

The source told Al Hayat – an Arabic newspaper published in London – that France asked Israel about Syria and Israel answered that it prefers the current situation in Syria to any alternative regime, and that "it is capable of destroying Syria at any time," but prefers not to weaken President Assad. The reason Israel gave for this, according to the report, is that Assad is weak anyways and no one knows who will replace him.