Macron Claims Hamas Never Operated in West Bank, Israel's Smotrich Responds
Translated & summarized from Davar by baba
French President Emmanuel Macron told the UN that Israel commits daily violations in the West Bank and that Hamas has never operated there. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich refuted this, calling Macron a liar and citing a recent Hamas attack in the West Bank.
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- Macron stated Hamas has never operated in the West Bank.
- Macron accused Israel of daily violations in the West Bank.
- Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich called Macron's claims a lie.
- Smotrich cited a recent Hamas attack in the West Bank.
- Macron called the Gaza situation a "spectacle that shames us all."
- Macron urged defense of a rules-based international order.
French President Emmanuel Macron stated at the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday that "violations are occurring daily" in the West Bank by Israel, while asserting that "Hamas has never operated in the West Bank." Macron also commented on the situation in Gaza, calling it "a spectacle that shames us all." He further addressed the conflict involving Hezbollah, stating that "only a completely sovereign Lebanon can lead to Hezbollah disarming."
More broadly, the French president called for the defense of a rules-based international order against "the law of the jungle" in his speech. In response to Macron's remarks, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich accused the French president of lying. Smotrich cited the recent murder of Natanel Shokron, who was killed by a Hamas terrorist while bathing with his sons near the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Smotrich emphasized that this was just one of hundreds of attacks orchestrated by Hamas, which he stated fuels Arab terror in the West Bank and is a significant part of its operations.
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