The office of the Israeli Defense Minister, Benny Gantz, announced Tuesday that he will meet with his French counterpart Florence Parly in Paris this week to hold "follow-up" talks on the "Pegasus" spying scandal.

The minister's office said in a statement that Gantz will leave Wednesday to hold talks with Barley that include the Lebanese crisis, nuclear negotiations with Iran and the "Pegasus" program developed by the Israeli Occupation company "NSO."

There were reports that the Pegasus program targeted French President Emmanuel Macron, who was forced to change his phone number.

Pegasus is at the center of a global espionage scandal that is suspected of involving journalists, human rights defenders and 14 heads of state.

The Paris-based Forbidden Stories and Amnesty International obtained a list of 50,000 phone numbers believed to belong to people chosen by the Israeli Occupation company's agents to monitor them since 2016. It was shared on Sunday by a group of 17 international media outlets, including the French newspapers Le Monde and The Guardian. Britain and the Washington Post.

Once downloaded to the target's phone, Pegasus allows you to view messages, photos, contacts, and activate the microphone and camera remotely.

NSO's exports require Department of Defense approvals due to the sensitive nature of the sector.

The Defense Ministry said earlier that Tel Aviv had formed a committee to review allegations of misuse of the program, including the export licensing mechanism.

Pegasus' supposed targets include 180 journalists, 600 politicians, 85 human rights activists and at least 65 businessmen.

The CEO of the Israeli Occupation company Shalev Julio confirmed that his company exports its technologies intended for use in combating terrorism and other crimes to 45 countries with the approval of the government.