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There is no water, electricity or fuel in the Gaza Strip while nearly 100 people are believed to be detained by Hamas, including 17 French people. Thursday October 12, their families called Emmanuel Macron for help during a press conference.
In his speech, on the evening of Thursday October 12, Emmanuel Macron discusses France’s concern, while 17 compatriots are missing at this stage, some of whom could be hostages. “I am thinking of the families. I want to tell them that France is doing everything it can alongside the Israeli authorities and their partners to bring them back to their homes”he declared after the call for help launched a few hours earlier.
Mothers and children detained
In Tel Aviv (Israel), four families express their distress. Eitan, a 12-year-old child, was kidnapped by Hamas in front of his mother. The mother of a baby would also be hostage, even if her husband has no proof of life. This man’s brother addresses the French president: “This mother must come back, she is French and Emmanuel Macron must do everything so that all the civilians who were captured alive or dead are taken out of there”he insists.
Five members of a young woman’s family were kidnapped from their kibbutz, including her little brother. Negotiation channels were established by France to try to free the hostages.