“Hamas is a terrorist group whose goal is the destruction of the State of Israel, this is also the case for the Islamic State, Al Qaeda and their partners in action and intention,” the French president said.
The French President, Emmanuel Macronpresented to the Israeli Prime Minister on Tuesday, Benjamin NetanyahuThat “international coalition” against Islamic State (IS) is expanding to Hamas.
“Hamas is a terrorist group whose goal is the destruction of the State of Israel, this is also the case of the Islamic State, Al Qaeda and their partners in action and intention. The priority is yours, but also that of all democracies and France. is to defeat these groups,” Macron said during a joint press conference with Netanyahu.
Macron explained that he has come to Israel to convey France’s solidarity against the common enemy. “Terrorism” and has emphasized ‘Israel’s legitimate right to defend itself’ of the Islamist group Hamas, which carried out an attack on Israeli territory on October 7, killing more than 1,400 people and kidnapping another 222 and taking them to the Gaza Strip.
In the 18 days of open warIsrael has not stopped bombing the entire length of the Gaza Strip, where it already does more than 5,700 deaths and 16,200 injured, 70% of whom were children, women and the elderly.
The French President has stressed the importance of resuming negotiations to find a lasting solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, by creating a Palestinian state. Macron believed that Israel must accept “the legitimate right of the Palestinians” to have their own state.
‘The struggle must be without mercy, but not without rules’Macron has warned, emphasizing that democracies “respect the laws of war, guarantee humanitarian access and do not target civilians. Not in Gaza or anywhere else.”
And he has advocated allowing the entry of a greater number humanitarian help and for “restoring electricity to hospitals for the sick and wounded, without using this electricity for war.”
For his part, Netanyahu has assured that everyone can lose, not just Israel, if Hamas wins this war. “Europe would be in danger, everyone would be in danger, civilization would be in danger (…) Therefore, this fight is not only ours, but also yours, the United States, a fight for the future of the Middle East and the Arab world,” he added.
Source: EITB
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