Macron orders Israeli security to ‘go outside’ at Jerusalem church

French President Emmanuel Macron has berated Israeli security for not leaving a Jerusalem basilica while on a tour of the Old City of Jerusalem.

Mr Macron accused officers of violating rules that prevent them from entering the Crusader-era Church of St Anne, which is considered French territory.

The incident was reminiscent of one involving the late French President Jacques Chirac in the 1990s.

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