French Diplomat Clarifies Macron's UN Remarks on Hamas
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By i24NEWS, عميحاي شتاين
First reported by Abu Ali Express · 18 hours ago
What happened
A French diplomatic source clarified President Emmanuel Macron's UN speech, stating a mistranslation led to controversy over his remarks on Hamas in the West Bank. The source explained Macron meant Hamas never controlled the West Bank, not that they were never active.
- 01French diplomat clarifies Macron's UN speech on Hamas.
- 02Mistranslation led to controversy over Hamas's West Bank presence.
- 03Macron's original French meant Hamas never controlled the West Bank.
- 04Macron also discussed Gaza aid and Lebanon's sovereignty.
- 05Israeli officials had criticized the initial translation.
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