https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveb...ns-israels-gaza-strikes-settlement-approvals/
rench President Emmanuel Macron spoke last night with a series of Arab leaders about the war in Gaza, the Élysée Palace says.
Macron held calls with Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Qatar’s Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Bahrain’s Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa.
According to Macron’s office, he condemned IDF strikes on UN schools and the Mawasi humanitarian zone, “reiterating in the strongest terms the imperative that Israel must respect international humanitarian law.”
Keep Watching
Hungry for Victory
00:01/00:47
Israel has said it struck Hamas operatives making use of the civilian infrastructure, which would make the site a legitimate military target under international law.
The latter appears to be a reference to a Saturday strike on a secluded Hamas compound near the al-Mawasi humanitarian zone that likely killed Hamas’s military chief Muhammad Deif along with another senior commander. The IDF has assessed that a very small number of civilians were harmed in the attack
Macron also demanded that Hamas immediately release the hostages it is holding, and called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
The French leader panned Israel’s approval of new settlements, and welcomed EU sanctions against a series of far-right Israelis and organizations. Israel recently recognized several illegal West Bank outposts.
All the leaders expressed concern over potential escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, and called for “utmost restraint.” Macron said France would continue working to achieve a diplomatic solution to the conflict there, his office says.
rench President Emmanuel Macron spoke last night with a series of Arab leaders about the war in Gaza, the Élysée Palace says.
Macron held calls with Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Qatar’s Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Bahrain’s Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa.
According to Macron’s office, he condemned IDF strikes on UN schools and the Mawasi humanitarian zone, “reiterating in the strongest terms the imperative that Israel must respect international humanitarian law.”
Keep Watching
Hungry for Victory
00:01/00:47
Israel has said it struck Hamas operatives making use of the civilian infrastructure, which would make the site a legitimate military target under international law.
The latter appears to be a reference to a Saturday strike on a secluded Hamas compound near the al-Mawasi humanitarian zone that likely killed Hamas’s military chief Muhammad Deif along with another senior commander. The IDF has assessed that a very small number of civilians were harmed in the attack
Macron also demanded that Hamas immediately release the hostages it is holding, and called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
The French leader panned Israel’s approval of new settlements, and welcomed EU sanctions against a series of far-right Israelis and organizations. Israel recently recognized several illegal West Bank outposts.
All the leaders expressed concern over potential escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, and called for “utmost restraint.” Macron said France would continue working to achieve a diplomatic solution to the conflict there, his office says.
