Emmanuel Macron go to comes greater than two weeks after Hamas stormed into Israel from Gaza strip.
Tel Aviv, Israel:
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to specific his nation’s “full solidarity” with Israel after the lethal October 7 assaults by Palestinian militant group Hamas, in keeping with an AFP journalist.
His go to comes greater than two weeks after Hamas militants stormed into Israel from the Gaza Strip and killed at the least 1,400 folks, principally civilians who had been shot, mutilated or burned to demise on the primary day of the raid, in keeping with Israeli officers.
Amongst them had been 30 French residents.
Macron was as a result of meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to specific France’s “full solidarity” with Israel after that assault, the French presidency mentioned.
He was additionally anticipated to name for the “preservation of the civilian inhabitants” in Gaza, amid Israel’s relentless bombardment, and because it prepares for a floor invasion of the overcrowded Palestinian enclave.
Greater than 5,000 folks, most of them girls and youngsters, have died throughout Israel’s assaults, in keeping with numbers given by the Hamas-run well being ministry.
Macron will particularly name for a “humanitarian truce” to permit desperately wanted assist into Gaza, whose 2.4 million folks have been largely disadvantaged of water, meals, electrical energy and different fundamental provides after an Israeli blockade, the Elysee Palace mentioned.
Macron and Netanyahu had been as a result of maintain a joint press convention at 1:00 pm (1000 GMT).
The French head of state was additionally as a result of meet Israeli President Isaac Herzog, in addition to opposition leaders Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid in Jerusalem.
And in Tel Aviv, he was as a result of meet the households of French and French-Israeli nationals killed within the Hamas assault or being held hostage in Gaza.
Seven French residents are nonetheless lacking: one in all them, a French girl, has been confirmed as among the many greater than 200 folks Israel says had been taken hostage by Hamas.
Macron has mentioned the others are additionally regarded as hostages, however there has not but been affirmation.
The French president additionally goals to proceed efforts “to keep away from a harmful escalation within the area”, the Elysee mentioned, amid rising alarm over swelling cross-border exchanges between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Macron will suggest relaunching a “true peace course of”, with the goal of making a viable Palestinian state in change for ensures from regional powers in direction of “Israel’s safety”.
There may also most likely be exchanges with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and leaders of Gulf nations, the Elysee mentioned.
US President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have already visited Israel.
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