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Israel-Hamas war: Emmanuel Macron ends his Middle East tour on a knife-edge

10/25/2023, 5:39:06 PM

Highlights: Head of state ends his trip with visits to Jordan and Egypt. He announced the dispatch of a hospital ship to Gaza on Tuesday. The programme of his trip, due to the military and diplomatic turmoil, was only half completed. Some in the delegation wondered on Wednesday evening if an additional stage would not be added to the itinerary. He left for Israel on Monday evening when the programme was still only half complete. He will return to the Middle East on Wednesday night after a three-day stay in Egypt.


The head of state ended his trip with visits to Jordan and Egypt, where he announced the dispatch of a hospital ship to Gaza. In

Jerusalem (Israel) and Ramallah (West Bank) Tuesday, October 24. Amman (Jordan) and Cairo (Egypt) on Wednesday... Leaving for Israel on Monday evening when the programme of his trip, due to the military and diplomatic turmoil, was only half completed, Emmanuel Macron will finally have made a mini-tour of the Middle East — some in the delegation wondered on Wednesday evening if an additional stage would not be added.

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