French president spoke to Israeli prime minister as Paris ready extra humanitarian support for Gaza.
French President Emmanuel Macron has informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu there have been “too many civilian losses” in Israel’s struggle in Gaza, as Paris readied extra humanitarian support for the besieged enclave.
Israel has stated it needs to destroy the Palestinian armed group after it killed about 1,200 individuals and took a whole lot extra captive in a shock assault on October 7.
Greater than 13,000 individuals in Gaza, some 70 p.c of them ladies and youngsters based on the United Nations, have been killed within the air and land offensive. Hospitals, faculties and refugee settlements have additionally come beneath sustained assault.
Based on an announcement from Macron’s workplace on Sunday, the French president reminded Netanyahu of the “absolute necessity to tell apart terrorists from the inhabitants” and “the significance of reaching a right away humanitarian truce resulting in a ceasefire”.
Macron additionally condemned violence in opposition to Palestinian civilians within the occupied West Financial institution, the assertion stated. Greater than 200 Palestinians have been killed there since Israel started its struggle in Gaza.
The French chief informed Netanyahu about his “nice concern over the escalation in violence in opposition to Palestinian civilians” within the occupied West Financial institution and referred to as for calm.
Macron additionally spoke to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who’s from the Palestinian Authority, which controls the West Financial institution.
He informed Abbas of “the necessity for the Palestinian Authority and all international locations within the area to unequivocally and with the best firmness condemn the terrorist assault carried out by Hamas in Israel on October 7”.
Earlier on Sunday, Macron introduced new humanitarian help for Gaza the place there are rising fears of hunger.
The president stated France would ship an plane with greater than 10 tonnes of medical provides in the beginning of the week, and can contribute to European Union medical support flights on November 23 and 30.
Additionally it is making ready a second hospital ship, the helicopter provider Dixmude, which can arrive in Egypt within the coming days.
The French helicopter provider – the Tonnerre, which has about 60 beds and two working theatres – has already been deployed to the area.
The assertion added that “France is mobilising all its obtainable means to contribute to the evacuation of wounded and sick youngsters requiring emergency care from the Gaza Strip to its hospitals”.
Macron stated in a while X, previously Twitter, that as much as 50 youngsters may very well be flown for therapy in hospitals in France “if helpful and vital”.
Earlier this month, French planes delivered 54 tonnes of support for Gaza by way of Egypt.
