Netanyahu criticises Macron's remarks on Hamas in West Bank
Summarised from 3 outlets · 5 reports · Updated 23 Sept, 19:20 · Archive
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's office denounced French President Emmanuel Macron's UN speech comments about Hamas in the West Bank as a 'grotesque absurdity'.
Macron told the UN General Assembly that 'Hamas has never struck in the West Bank' whilst criticising Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied territory. Netanyahu's office issued a strong rebuke to these remarks. Macron also criticised Gaza diplomacy at the UN, calling it a 'shameful spectacle' and urging action to reopen humanitarian routes.
How it is being reported
- Lost in translation: Israel, Huckabee blast Macron over Hamas comments as France clarifies wordingPresident Donald Trump vowed Iran will never have a nuclear weapon as United Nations leaders accused Israel of war crimes and forced displacement.Fox News · 23 Sept, 13:00
- Israel denounces Macron's UN remarksIsraeli officials have hit back at French President Emmanuel Macron after he criticised Israel’s conduct in the occupied West Bank during his address to the UN General Assembly. But while Macron used strong words against Israel, France allowed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plane to fly through French airspace on its way to New York, despite an ICC arrest warrant against him. Delano D’Souza reports.France 24 · 23 Sept, 12:56
- Netanyahu calls Macron's remarks on West Bank in UN speech 'grotesque'Israel's PM denounces the French president after he appeared to downplay Hamas's activities in the occupied territory.BBC News · 23 Sept, 12:30
- 'Shame': Macron slams Trump's Gaza diplomacy in final UN speech🇫🇷 French President Emmanuel Macron criticised Gaza diplomacy at the UN General Assembly, calling it a "shameful spectacle" and urging action to reopen humanitarian routes.France 24 · 23 Sept, 11:38
- Israel blasts ‘grotesque absurdity’ of Macron’s UN remarks on West BankThe Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Wednesday issued a stinging rebuke to French President Emmanuel Macron's UN speech denouncing settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Macron's remarks that "Hamas has never struck in the West Bank" was a "grotesque absurdity", said the statement.France 24 · 23 Sept, 09:41
In this story: Benjamin Netanyahu · Emmanuel Macron · Israel · France · Hamas · West Bank · Gaza
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