Macron reproaches Netanyahu that there are “too many civilian losses” in Gaza
French President Emmanuel Macron has reproached Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for saying that there are “too many civilian losses” in Gaza and reminded him of the “absolute need to distinguish between terrorists and the population,” the Elysée announced this Sunday. Regarding the situation in the occupied West Bank, the French head of state informed Netanyahu of “his great concern about the increase in violence against Palestinian civilians” and asked him to act “to prevent this violence from spreading and to maintain calm.” “. Macron also addressed this issue during a conversation with the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, before whom he “condemned the violence” committed “against Palestinian civilians” in the West Bank, the French presidency said. Likewise, Emmanuel Macron also “reiterated” to Netanyahu “the importance of establishing an immediate humanitarian truce that leads to a ceasefire.” The war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas was triggered on October 7 by the unprecedented attack perpetrated by Islamist militiamen on Israeli soil, which left 1,200 dead, mainly civilians, according to Israeli authorities. In response, Israel launched an offensive by land, sea and air in the Gaza Strip with the aim of “annihilating” Hamas, which has caused at least 13,000 deaths, including 5,500 children, according to the latest report from the Hamas government.