Emmanuel Macron visits Israel and emphasises ‘common enemy’ in terrorism
The French and Israeli flags side by side in a conference room on Tuesday as Emmanuel Macron pays a solidarity visit.The French and Israeli flags side by side in a conference room on Tuesday as Emmanuel Macron pays a solidarity visit., has proposed widening the international coalition against Islamic State to fight the Palestinian militant group Hamas as he made a visit to Israel.
Israel is not a member of the anti-IS coalition and Macron’s proposal to widen the coalition’s objectives to include Hamas could allow western powers greater influence over how the Gaza-based group is tackled. Macron said Hamas had killed its 1,400 victims in its 7 October rampage because they were Jewish and “wanted to live in peace”. The dead included 30 French citizens, and it is thought nine French citizens are being held hostage by Hamas.The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says Israeli airstrikes on the territory in response to the attacks have killed more than 5,700 people.
He said it was necessary “to accept the legitimate right of the Palestinians to have access to a territory and a state in peace and security” alongside Israel. The US partnered mainly with the Syrian Kurds to defeat IS in Syria, a decision that was controversial with Turkey, its fellow Nato member.
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