Shocking videos released by Hamas and Islamic Jihad show Israeli hostages in deplorable detention conditions inside dark cells in Gaza, with the malnourished Eviatar David becoming the most characteristic face of this tragedy. The images sparked international outrage, with French President Emmanuel Macron declaring: “Incredible cruelty, inhumanity without limits: this is what Hamas embodies. The unacceptable images that were broadcast showing Israeli hostages held in Gaza remind us of this in a horrific way.”
Macron: “Priority for France is the release of hostages”
“Our thoughts are with Eviatar David, Rom Braslavsky and all the hostages who continue to be held, as well as with their families and loved ones who have been plunged into hell for more than 660 days,” the French president stated, adding that “the release of all hostages” was an “absolute priority and urgent necessity for France.”
“We continue to act tirelessly in this context, to achieve this unconditional release, to immediately restore the ceasefire and to allow the massive delivery of humanitarian aid, which continues to be blocked at the gates of Gaza,” he promised. Since Friday, France has been dropping humanitarian aid packages daily by air over the Gaza Strip.
Insists on two-state political solution
Emmanuel Macron, who announced that France will recognize a Palestinian state in September, insisted that addressing the humanitarian crisis must be accompanied by the prospect of a political solution to the Palestinian issue.
“This work must be accompanied by a political solution for the day after,” wrote the French president, who once again advocated for “a two-state solution, Israel and Palestine, living side by side peacefully.” “This is the only possible path to a future where justice, security and dignity are guaranteed for all peoples of the region.”
