French President Emmanuel Macron's office responded on Saturday night to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after he criticized the French President’s call for a halt on arms deliveries to Israel for use in Gaza.
In a statement quoted by AFP, Macron’s office reiterated that France is a "steadfast friend of Israel".
The statement also described Netanyahu's reaction as "excessive and detached from the friendship between France and Israel".
In a video statement released earlier on Saturday night, Netanyahu said, "As Israel fights the forces of barbarism led by Iran, all civilized countries should be standing firmly by Israel’s side. Yet President Macron and other western leaders are now calling for arms embargoes against Israel."
"Shame on them. Is Iran imposing an arms embargo on Hezbollah, on the Houthis, on Hamas and on its other proxies? Of course not. This axis of terror stands together. But countries who supposedly oppose this terror axis call for an arms embargo on Israel. What a disgrace!" he added.
He promised, "Israel will win with or without their support. But their shame will continue long after the war is won."
"For in defending ourselves against this barbarism, Israel is defending civilization against those who seek to impose a dark age of fanaticism on all of us. Rest assured, Israel will fight until the battle is won - for our sake and for the sake of peace and security in the world."
While Macron visited Israel near the start of the war with Hamas and expressed support for its right to defend itself from Hamas, he has also been critical of Israel at times.
In August, Macron told Netanyahu to "avoid a cycle of reprisals" in the Middle East in a conversation which took place following the eliminations of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut.
Previously, Macron spoke to Netanyahu and urged him to prevent a "conflagration" between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
In late September, Macron called on the United States to pressure Israel to accept the plan that he and US President Joe Biden proposed for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon.
Macron also warned that an Israeli invasion of Lebanon would be a huge mistake.