Macron warns Israel’s credibility
Tel Aviv (dpa) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday warned that Israel is destroying its credibility as a result of its ongoing war in Gaza.
“You are making so many civilians casualties and victims that you are completely destroying the image and the credibility of Israel, not just in the region, but in public opinions everywhere,” Macron said in an interview with Israeli broadcaster Channel 12.
Macron said the military operation in the Gaza Strip is counterproductive and a failure.
If the “vicious circle” of violence is to be broken, the Palestinian militant group Hamas must be destroyed, the French leader said.
However, war is not enough to defeat Hamas, he argued.
Macron has repeatedly pressured Israel to end the war in Gaza, which broke out following the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023.
France is set to officially recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in New York next week.
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