Minister of Defense of Israel, Yoav Gallant, has struck out joining an initiative pushed by Emmanuel Macron, President of France, to move towards defusing escalating tensions with Hezbollah on the Northern border.
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| Defense Minister of Israel, Yoav Gallant, meet troops on the Northern border. Photo: Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry via timesofisrael.com |
Gallant said, France has ignored the “atrocities committed by Hamas against Israeli children, women and men” by adopting “hostile policies against Israel”.
Hamas struck the Southern region of Israel by surprise on Saturday 7 October, 2023, killing hundreds of Israelis, and taking many others hostage.
The IDF has said it will not stop fighting against Hamas until objectives are reached.
It said, “the plan is going forward, we continue until we achieve our goals.”
According to timesofisrael.com:
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Friday ruled out joining an initiative promoted by French President Emmanuel Macron in which France, the United States and Israel would form a contact group to work on defusing escalating tensions with Hezbollah on the northern border.
“As we fight a just war, defending our people, France has adopted hostile policies against Israel,” Gallant said in a statement. “In doing so, France ignores the atrocities committed by Hamas against Israeli children, women and men.”
“Israel will not be a party to the trilateral framework proposed by France,” he wrote.
