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Macron says France may toughen stance on Israel over Gaza aid
President Emmanuel Macron has said France could harden its position on Israel if it continues to block humanitarian aid to Gaza, which is “creating a situation that is untenable on the ground”.
“If there is no response that meets the humanitarian situation in the coming hours and days, obviously, we will have to toughen our collective position,” Macron said, adding that France may consider applying sanctions against Israeli settlers.
“But I still hope that the government of Israel will change its stance and that we will finally have a humanitarian response.”
Oh just fuck off already with your fake concern. "Could" harden its position, as in slightly harsher words. "May" consider applying sanctions against some Settlers. Europe is fucking weak and fully complicit.
Still may and could is too much for Israel
Katz pushes back against Macron’s warning
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has hit back at French President Emmanuel Macron, after France said it could harden its position on Israel if it continues to block humanitarian aid to Gaza.
“This is a historic moment for settlement, a crushing answer to the terrorist organisations and a clear message to Macron and his friends: you will recognize a Palestinian state on paper and the paper will be thrown into the dustbin of history,” Katz was cited as saying by Israeli media, while on a visit to the Israeli settlement of Sha Nur.
The minister further vowed to build a “Jewish Israeli state” in the occupied West Bank, a day after the government announced the creation of 22 new settlements in the territory.
Israeli foreign minister slams Macron for ‘crusade against the Jewish State’
Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has lashed out against French President Emmanuel Macron, who said earlier Paris could harden its position on Israel if it continues to block humanitarian aid to Gaza.
“President Macron’s crusade against the Jewish State continues,” it said on X. “The facts do not interest Macron.”
The ministry argued that there was no humanitarian blockade on Gaza and that asserting the contrary was “a blatant lie,” despite UN top officials and international organisations having repeatedly stated that Israel has blockaded all entry of aid since March 2.
“Instead of applying pressure on the jihadist terrorists, Macron wants to reward them with a Palestinian state. No doubt its national day will be October 7,” it said, in a reference to Hamas’s attack on Israel on that day in 2023.
Israel’s national security minister mocks Macron over Gaza criticism
Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right Israeli national security minister, claims “Macron plays into the hands of Islamic terrorism”.
“His flattery of Hamas will not end with a simple slap upon exiting the plane, and even a helmet will not help,” he wrote on X in reference to Brigitte Macron appearing to slap the French president in the face upon arrival in Vietnam earlier this week. He also posted an AI-generated image of Macron wearing a helmet while standing next to his wife.
In the online post, which was published in French, Ben-Gvir also said “Islamic terrorism will explode in the faces of all French citizens”.
“By the time Macron understands this, it will be too late. Citizens of France, wake up.”
Ben-Gvir is among the most extreme ministers in the most far-right government in Israel’s history, and has long been advocating for blocking all aid entering Gaza and fully occupying the Palestinian territory.
