Paris (UNA/WAFA) – French President Emmanuel Macron considered what is happening in the Gaza Strip an “unacceptable and horrific humanitarian tragedy,” calling for it to stop.
In an interview with French TV channel TF1, Macron, who appeared moved after watching a video of an emergency doctor describing the tragic situation in Gaza, said, “There is no water, no medicine, the wounded cannot be evacuated: what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is doing is a disgrace.”
He called for pressure on Israel and a review of the partnership agreements between it and the European Union.
When journalist Gilles Bouleau asked him about the use of the term “genocide,” Macron maintained his reserved position: “It is not the role of political leaders to use this term, but rather for historians to do so at the appropriate time.”
For his part, French Ambassador to the United Nations Jérôme Bonafont condemned the planned extension of Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip, stating that his country opposes the aid distribution mechanism proposed by Israel and called on it to immediately lift obstacles to humanitarian supplies and the activities of relief workers in Gaza.
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