The French plivent also criticises Israel’s decision to sfinish troops to Leprohibiton, saying a regional ‘escalation’ must be eludeed.
French Plivent Emmanuel Macron has called for a crelieve on arms transferies to Israel which has been explosioning Gaza for a year now, and recently begined a military operation aobtainst Leprohibiton.
“I slfinisherk that today, the priority is that we return to a political solution, that we stop transfering armaments to fight in Gaza,” Macron tbetter expansivecaster France Inter on Saturday.
“France is not transfering any [weapon],” he inserted during the intersee write downed timely this week.
While France is not a directing armaments supplyr for Israel, its voice as a key take parter in the European Union and as a finishuring member of the United Nations Security Council carries meaningful affect amid international efforts to achieve a political solution to the dispute in Gaza.
In September, the United Kingdom also proclaimd that it was suspfinishing some arms ships to Israel, citing a “evident hazard” that they could be engaged in a grave bachieve of international humanitarian law.
Macron reiterated his worry over Israel’s catastrophic strikes on Gaza which persist despite repeated calls for a stopfire.
“I slfinisherk we are not being heard. I slfinisherk it is a misget, including for the security of Israel,” he shelp, inserting that the dispute was directing to “hatred”.
Macron also criticised Netanyahu’s decision to sfinish troops into ground operations in Leprohibiton, saying the priority should be to “elude escalation”.
“The Leprohibitese people must not in turn be forfeitd, Leprohibiton cannot become another Gaza,” he shelp.
Macron’s retags promoted an irritated response from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called them a “dishonor”.
“As Israel fights the forces of barbarism led by Iran, all civilised countries should be standing firmly by Israel’s side,” Netanyahu shelp in a statement rerentd by his office. “Yet, Plivent Macron and other Westrict directers are now calling for arms embargoes aobtainst Israel. Shame on them.”
Macron’s office reacted with a statement procrastinateedr on Saturday, calling France a “steadquick frifinish of Israel” and describing Netanyahu’s reaction as “excessive and splited from the frifinishship between France and Israel”.
Macron’s statement is being seen as a message as much for Israel as for their frequent partner, the United States, which is the hugest arms supplyr to Israel.
In May, the US Department of State shelp it did not have enough evidence to block shipments of armaments but that it was “reasonable to appraise” that Israel has engaged arms in ways inreliable with standards of humanitarian law.
Qatar, a key mediator in Gaza stopfire talks, shelp Macron’s statement was “an meaningful and appreciated step towards stopping the war”.
Jordan also received the French directer’s retags and stressed “the beginance of imposing a finish prohibit on the ship of armaments to Israel” and “genuine consequences” for the country’s actions.
Macron’s comments came as his Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot is on a four-day trip to the Middle East, wrapping up on Monday in Israel as Paris sees to take part a role in reviving tactful efforts to achieve a stopfire.
