French President Emmanuel Macron, on a solidarity visit to Israel after the October 7 attacks, called Tuesday for Gaza militants Hamas to be added to the targets of an international coalition against the Islamic State group.
Macron also said there had to be a “decisive relaunch” of the Middle East peace process, following talks with leaders in Israel, whose army is building up to a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip with the declared aim of toppling Hamas.
“We should build a regional and international coalition to battle against terrorist groups that threaten us all,” he told a joint news conference with Netanyahu. It has focused on countering IS in Iraq and Syria but is also aimed at cutting off funding to the jihadists, the sharing of intelligence and support for many countries, including the training of Iraqi forces.
Macron’s office said before his visit that he would seek a “humanitarian truce” in Gaza while in Israel, but no mention was made after his talks with Netanyahu. The French leader was to go to Ramallah on Tuesday for talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority said. “I think this is our duty to fight against these terrorist groups, without any confusion, without… enlarging this conflict.”
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