Netanyahu Rebuffs Macron Over Hamas Claims, Cites French Citizen's Murder
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded sharply to French President Emmanuel Macron's assertion at the UN General Assembly that "Hamas has never operated in the West Bank." Netanyahu called Macron's statement "absurd and ridiculous," highlighting the recent murder of a French citizen, Natanel Shkaron, who was killed by a Hamas terrorist in the West Bank on Sunday, the eve of Yom Kippur. Shkaron, a father of six, reportedly told his son to flee as he was dying.
Netanyahu emphasized that Hamas terrorists carry out attacks against Israelis almost daily in the West Bank, resulting in numerous civilian deaths. He stated that ignorance is not an excuse for disregarding the victims' blood, directly contradicting Macron's claim about Hamas's operational scope in the region.
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