“Protecting civilians, everywhere, is a moral imperative,” Macron says in West Bank
“Nothing can justify” the “suffering” of civilians in Gaza, declared Emmanuel Macron alongside the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah. The latter asked him to work towards an end to Israel’s “aggression” in Gaza. Earlier, he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and reaffirmed France’s support for the Jewish state. The French president arrived in Jordan in the evening. Here is the thread for October 24, 2023.
Emmanuel Macron affirmed his support for Palestinian civil society during a visit to Ramallah, in the West Bank, where he spoke with the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, who asked him to work towards a cessation of Israel’s “aggression” in Gaza. The French president then flew to Amman, before a meeting on Wednesday with the King of Jordan, Abdullah II.
Earlier Tuesday, Emmanuel Macron was in Israel where he met the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and assured the Israeli population of France’s “solidarity” and “emotion”, estimating that with 30 French deaths, the The attack constituted “a black page in our own history”. He also called for “a decisive relaunch of the political process with the Palestinians” while proposing help from the coalition against the Islamic State organization to fight Hamas.
More than 1,400 people were killed in Israel in the October 7 attack, mainly civilians massacred by Hamas, according to the country’s authorities. Some 220 Israeli, foreign or binational hostages were identified by local authorities.
Hamas, which controls Gaza, announced on Tuesday a new overall death toll of more than 5,791 deaths, including 2,360 children, since the start of the war. Data that could not be verified by an independent source.
This article is originally published on france24.com
