Emmanuel Macron has been filmed shouting at Israeli security guards during Jerusalem church visit
The spat on Wednesday was not the first of its kind between Israeli security and a French president.
Jacques Chirac, the country's former president who died in September, also had an altercation with guards in the city in 1996, where he shouted:"What do you want - me to get back on my plane and go back to France?" Mr Macron has since told reporters his incident was just"a minor irritation" and highlighted an agreement that Israeli guards escort him to the door, before being replaced by a French detail.But a joint statement from the Israeli police and Shin Bet security agency said"there was a discussion" upon Mr Macron's arrival, and the guards had escorted him inside"based on the terms agreed upon ahead of time".
It added:"When the president and the delegation finished the visit, he apologised about the incident and shook hands with the security personnel and continued his scheduled visit in the old city with security guards."
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