The Hamas attack was a catastrophe for the Palestinians too
Hamas’ attack on Israel was “also a catastrophe for the Palestinians,” Macron said on a visit to Ramallah, and assured that “nothing can justify the suffering” of civilians in Gaza.
“A Palestinian life is worth a French life, which is worth an Israeli life,” Macron said alongside Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who asked him to work to end Israel’s “aggression” in Gaza.
“We urge you, President Macron, to stop this aggression,” Abbas told reporters at the end of his meeting with the French president, at the headquarters of the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.
Macron also stated that the future of the Palestinians requires a “ruthless and unequivocal fight against terrorism.”
“There will be no lasting peace if the legitimate right of the Palestinian people to have a territory and a State is not recognized. There will be no lasting peace if there is no recognition by the Palestinian people and their authorities of a State of Israel and the importance of their existence and their security,” he said.
Abbas also called for the establishment of “an international coalition for peace” and the holding of an “international peace conference.” On Tuesday, Macron had proposed an international coalition to “fight” Hamas.
Hundreds of Hamas fighters infiltrated Israel from Gaza on October 7, during an attack unprecedented since the creation of the State of Israel in 1948.
More than 1,400 people died, most of them civilians, according to Israeli authorities, who also recorded the capture of 220 people taken hostage to Gaza.
“We want to completely dismantle Hamas: its leaders, its military wing and its operating mechanisms,” said Israeli Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, surrounded by several men in arms, in a video posted Tuesday on the X social network.
Israel has imposed a land, sea and air blockade on the Gaza Strip since Hamas, classified as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union and Israel, took power in 2007.
With information from AFP