The United States refuses a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas. A truce in the Gaza Strip would only give Hamas a respite at a time when Israel is increasing airstrikes against this Palestinian Islamist group, the White House reaffirmed on Tuesday, October 24, suggesting instead “breaks” to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid.
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Emmanuel Macron reaffirms the need for mutual recognition. “There will be no lasting peace if there is no recognition of the legitimate right of the Palestinian people to have a territory and a state,” said Emmanuel Macron. The latter added: “And there will be no lasting peace if there is not the assumed recognition on the part of the Palestinian people and their authorities of a State of Israel.”
“We demand a total ceasefire,” launched Mahmoud Abbas. “We demand immediate international protection and a political solution.” According to the president of the Palestinian Authority, “6,000 Palestinians are dead” since the start of the war between Hamas and Israel. “We condemned the killing of civilians on both sides.”he said.
“VSFrance’s condolences to the Israeli people. In late Tuesday morning,he French president spoke with Benjamin Netanyahu. He assured that France shared this “terrible ordeal”while Hamas fighters still hold hostages. “We are democracies against terrorists”, added Emmanuel Macron. The latter also defended “the Palestinian cause”.
“The first objective is the release of the hostages”. Emmanuel Macron met his Israeli counterpart, Isaac Herzog, in Jerusalem earlier on Tuesday morning. “We must organize targeted operations against terrorists”, did he declare. In the morning, he recalled on X (formerly Twitter) that thirty “compatriots” French “were murdered on October 7” and “Nine others are still missing or held hostage.”
A meeting with families of victims. Upon his arrival, the president had previously met around thirty French people, in the lounges of Ben-Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, with 18 families of victims represented. Relatives of Mia Shem, this Franco-Israeli woman held hostage and presented in a video broadcast on October 16 by Hamas, were notably present.