French President Emmanuel Macron called Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday to clarify his remarks in a BBC interview last Friday that "Israel should stop killing women and children in Gaza," remarks that sparked outrage in Israel and around the world.
President Macron has made it clear that he does not and does not intend to attribute to Israel any accusation of deliberately harming innocent civilians in its campaign against the Hamas terrorist organization. President Macron also stressed that he unequivocally supports Israel's right and duty to self-defense, and that his absolute support for Israel's war against Hamas is unequivocal. The remarks attributed to him in the interview, President Macron explained, dealt with the humanitarian issue that is important to him and to many countries. He went on to say that it is important to find and assist humanitarian solutions for civilians in Gaza. President Macron reiterated to the president of the country his commitment to the urgent release of the abductees and abductees, noting that he deals with this issue all the time.
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The President of Israel noted in the conversation that the French president's remarks, as reported over the weekend, caused great pain and anger in Israel, and it is good that President Macron clarified his remarks last night and today in various publications and now in a conversation between them. The President reiterated that the State of Israel and the IDF operate in a humanitarian manner and in accordance with international law, and take various measures to prevent, as much as possible, harm to non-involved civilians. The President also stressed that full responsibility for harming innocent people in the Gaza Strip, often quite actively, rests with the Hamas terrorist organization.
The President reiterated the enormous importance of every relevant international entity enlisting to assist in the return of the abductees as a humanitarian mission of the highest order. The President shared with President Macron that just before their conversation he had watched the film of horrors showing the barbaric actions carried out by Hamas, and expressed his deep shock at the horrifying sights and sounds; Following this, he recommended to President Macron that all world leaders watch the film, in order to remember and remind them who is the real enemy of Israel and the entire world, and who represents the absolute evil against which we must act with all our might, just as President Macron said when comparing the war against human monsters from Hamas to the international coalition that fought against ISIS.
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