The French president, Emmanuel Macron, spoke out in favor of stopping supplying weapons to Israel that could be used to attack the Gaza Strip, following the example of France, and asserted that “we do not fight terrorism by sacrificing the civilian population.” ».
«I think that, today, the priority is that we return to a political solution, that we stop sending weapons (to Israel) to carry out the fighting in Gaza. “France does not do it,” said Macron, in an interview broadcast this Saturday on France Inter radio.
The French president warned that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ignored part of the international community in this conflict, which would be part of his argument to ask countries that deliver weapons to Israel to stop doing so. «I think we are not listened to. I have already told Prime Minister Netayahu again and I think it is a mistake, a mistake also for Israel’s own security, because we see in the public opinions of the region a resentment that is being born,” he noted.
The president also considered that the objective is to “avoid an escalation” in the region and once again insisted that “Lebanon cannot become a new Gaza.”
Egypt and Jordan support the idea of not exporting weapons to Israel
The governments of Egypt and Jordan expressed their support this Sunday (10/06/2024) to the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, in his request – made on Saturday – to stop the export of weapons to Israel in the face of the “serious violations of international law” committed. by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.
The Foreign Ministries of both countries welcomed, in separate messages, the French president’s invitation, after Israeli actions over the last year in Palestine and Lebanon have caused “the death of tens of thousands of civilian victims, “most of them women and children, in a clear challenge to the international community.”
According to Egypt, the French president’s proposal is “fully in line with respect for the principles and rules of international humanitarian law,” and reflects the overwhelming and growing discontent at the international level “of the brutal Israeli aggression in Gaza and Lebanon.” Macron assured, in an interview with French radio, that his country does not export weapons to Israel.
“Exaggerated” reaction
For his part, Jordan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Sufyan al Qudah, also considered that Macron’s proposal is in harmony with the “decisions issued by the Security Council, the United Nations General Assembly and the decisions of the International Court.” “, aimed at “the need to impose a ceasefire in Gaza and stop this unprecedented disaster and suffering.”
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates also supported Macron. “President Macron’s comments align with international law, supporting the two-state solution and the principles of human rights,” reads the statement from the Palestinian ministry, which called for those “who provide military equipment to Israel” to assume responsibility. of allowing “crimes and violations against the Palestinian population.”
Macron’s proposal generated a response from Netanyahu, who described the position as “shameful” and assured that Israel will prevail “with or without help.” This Sunday, Paris also responded to this, pointing out that the Israeli prime minister had had an “exaggerated” reaction, which the Elysée regretted, stressing that France will not allow either Iran or its regional allies to attack Israel.
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