Israel denounces Macron UN remarks on West Bank
Israel has responded angrily at French President Emmanuel Macron after he criticised Israeli actions in the West Bank by saying Hamas was not active in the territory that is home to the Palestinian Authority.
Israel has strongly criticized French President Emmanuel Macron's recent remarks at the United Nations General Assembly, where he called the situation in Gaza a "spectacle that shames us all." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office described the statement as "the grotesque absurdity" and emphasized that it is "staggering."
The criticism comes in the wake of a tragic incident on Sunday, the eve of Yom Kippur, when a French citizen and father of six, Netanel Shukrun, was murdered by a Hamas terrorist in Judea and Samaria.
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- Israel criticises 'grotesque absurdity' of Macron's speech middleeasteye.net
- Danon blasts Macron: Do your homework before lecturing Israel israelnationalnews.com
- Netanyahu's UN speech cannot conceal Israel's diplomatic ruin haaretz.com
