French President Emmanuel Macron criticized Israel’s ongoing assaults on the Gaza Strip – which have brought on world uproar for amounting to genocide – saying that preventing Hamas didn’t equate to flattening Gaza.
“We cannot let the idea take root that an efficient fight against terrorism implies to flatten Gaza or attack civilian populations indiscriminately,” Macron informed the France 5 broadcaster on Wednesday.
He known as on Israel “to stop this response because it is not appropriate, because all lives are worth the same and we defend them.”
While acknowledging “Israel’s right to defend itself and fight terror,” Macron stated France known as for the safety of civilians and “a truce leading to a humanitarian cease-fire.”
Hamas introduced Wednesday that greater than 20,000 individuals, primarily ladies and youngsters, have been killed by Israeli assaults in Gaza. Israel denies the claims of genocide and argues that its actions goal Hamas, not civilians, despite the fact that it has been incessantly focusing on civilian infrastructure, together with faculties, hospitals, refugee camps, homes of worship (church buildings and mosques), U.N. buildings, journalists and the dying toll is overwhelmingly civilian.
Source: www.dailysabah.com