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Gaza Strip: “the Palestinian population is taken hostage by both Hamas and the Israelis”, believes General Patrick Dutartre
Gaza Strip: “the Palestinian population is taken hostage by both Hamas and the Israelis”, believes General Patrick Dutartre
(FRANCEINFO)
In the Gaza Strip, where the humanitarian crisis is worsening, more than two million people are blocked and “totally under the control of the Israeli army”, explains General Patrick Dutartre, guest of 19/20 info.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stéphane Séjourné, strongly condemned Israel which, according to him, is responsible for the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. The general of the air force and former advisor to ministers at the Quai d’Orsay, Patrick Dutartre, guest of 19/20 info on Sunday March 3, explains that he finds himself in the words of the minister. “There are 2.3 million people who are stuck in this Gaza Strip (…) totally under the control of the Israeli army and part of Hamas”he explains.
An “unbearable” situation
The general claims that France carried out two drops “to deliver humanitarian aid and in particular sanitary equipment for hospitals“, what the country “can do better for now in this area“. For the general, “the Palestinian population is being held hostage by both Hamas and not the Israelis“, which leads to a situation “unbearable on humanitarian law”.
