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French ships may escort pro-Palestinian civilian flotillas, Mélenchon says

French ships may escort pro-Palestinian civilian flotillas, Mélenchon says France's far-left presidential contender Jean-Luc Mélenchon has said that French ships will, if necessary, escort flotillas of citizens as he vowed "direct action" to come to the aid of the Palestinians, both against the genocide in Gaza and against the gradual annexation of the West Bank. "French ships will, if necessary,…

French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon has stated that French naval vessels may escort civilian flotillas of citizens supporting the Palestinian cause. In a recent X post, Mélenchon pledged "direct action" to aid Palestinians, addressing both the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the annexation of the West Bank by Israel. He emphasized that France will not tolerate the gradual annexation of the West Bank, southern Lebanon, or the Golan Heights.

Mélenchon affirmed that France will take concrete measures to mobilize against the oppression of besieged Christian communities in Palestine and Lebanon, stating that "French ships, if necessary, will escort the citizenry mobilized to assert their rights."

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