Emmanuel Macron: Israel has the right to defend itself
French President Emmanuel Macron spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday about the growing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians and called for a return to calm in the region.
In a statement, Macron condemned the Hamas attacks with the words, “Israel has the right to defend itself.”
He also expressed concern about the plight of civilians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
Local health officials said Israel bombed Gaza with artillery and air strikes on Friday, killing 13 people, including three children.
Macron’s statements come at a time when Israel is, for the fifth time, following its violent air, land, and sea bombing of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, which continues fast. 119 people, including children, died, and 9 of those deaths on the Israeli side were due to rockets, which the industry has only recently learned about.
As the Al-Arabiya correspondent reported, the military and land masses gathered at the borders of the strip with no evidence of incursions.
In the meantime, the Israeli army announced the bombing of several locations by Hamas leaders, as well as several underground tunnels in Gaza.
Palestinian media reported that the Israeli reconnaissance plane hit an apartment with two missiles in one of the Taiba towers west of Khan, took aim, and bombed a target near the port of Gaza.
In addition, tensions and violence continue throughout the mixed cities between Arabs (inland Palestinians) and Jews, and Israeli police announce the internal arrest of 100 Palestinians.
