Biden describes Israel military campaign in Gaza as ‘over the top’FRENCH AMBASSADOR FOLLOWING SAINT MARON’S MASS: CONFIRMS THE PROMINENT ROLE OF THE MARONITE COMMUNITY IN LEBANON

Amman: US President Joe Biden said that Israel's military response in Gaza has gone "over the top" and is calling for a "sustained pause in the fighting." "I'm of the view, as you know, that the conduct of the response in the Gaza Strip has been over the top," Biden told reporters at the White House. "I'm pushing very hard now to deal with this hostage ceasefire," Biden said. "There are a lot of innocent people who are starving, a lot of innocent people who are in trouble and dying, and it's gotta stop." Source: Jordan News Agency The French Embassy circulated today a tweet by Ambassador Hervé Magro, which said: 'This morning, I participated in the annual mass on the occasion of Saint Maron's Day, which was celebrated by His Beatitude the Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Bechara al-Rahi, in Saint George's Cathedral...This solemn festive mass confirms the prominent role of the Maronite community in Lebanon.'