“France does not deliver weapons to Israel”, maintains the Minister Delegate for the Armed Forces, Jean-Louis Thiériot

New development from the French government. The next day of the wish expressed by Emmanuel Macron on France Inter, Saturday October 5, concerning the cessation of arms deliveries to Israel used in Gaza, the Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs, Jean-Louis Thiériot recalled on franceinfo Sunday morning France’s official position on the Middle East.

“France does not deliver weapons to Israel”he repeated, following the line of the Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, who explained at the end of March that French military components are only supplied to Israel for “purely defensive systems”like the “Iron Dome” installed to counter rocket and missile fire. “I think we could focus on Iran’s arms deliveries to the Houthis or Hezbollah. It would stop doing so, we would save ourselves a lot of misfortune and a lot of lives”also added the Minister Delegate.

While the dispute was about to deflate on Sunday morning, after declarations from the Elysée and the Israeli ambassador to France, Jean-Louis Thiériot estimated that this skirmish in no way changed Paris’ line regarding ongoing conflicts in the region. “First, the October 7 attacks are terrorist attacks; second, in the face of an attack, Israel has the right to defend itself; third, this right to defense must be done with proportionality and clear goals and while preserving civilians. , which is what we have been asking for for a very long time.”he listed.

“That means a ceasefire with a political perspective which will necessarily be a construction of two States. But to achieve that, we need great statesmen on both sides because, ultimately, the risk of Peace is often harder than the risk of war.added the Minister Delegate.