Tel Aviv, Israel:

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to specific his nation’s “full solidarity” with Israel after the lethal October 7 assaults by Palestinian militant group Hamas, in accordance with an AFP journalist.

His go to comes greater than two weeks after Hamas militants stormed into Israel from the Gaza Strip and killed at the least 1,400 individuals, largely civilians who have been shot, mutilated or burned to loss of life on the primary day of the raid, in accordance with Israeli officers.

Amongst them have been 30 French residents.

Macron was as a result of meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to specific France’s “full solidarity” with Israel after that assault, the French presidency stated.

He was additionally anticipated to name for the “preservation of the civilian inhabitants” in Gaza, amid Israel’s relentless bombardment, and because it prepares for a floor invasion of the overcrowded Palestinian enclave.

Greater than 5,000 individuals, most of them ladies and youngsters, have died throughout Israel’s assaults, in accordance with numbers given by the Hamas-run well being ministry.

Macron will particularly name for a “humanitarian truce” to permit desperately wanted help into Gaza, whose 2.4 million individuals have been largely disadvantaged of water, meals, electrical energy and different primary provides after an Israeli blockade, the Elysee Palace stated.

Macron and Netanyahu have been as a result of maintain a joint press convention at 1:00 pm (1000 GMT).

The French head of state was additionally as a result of meet Israeli President Isaac Herzog, in addition to opposition leaders Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid in Jerusalem.

And in Tel Aviv, he was as a result of meet the households of French and French-Israeli nationals killed within the Hamas assault or being held hostage in Gaza.

Seven French residents are nonetheless lacking: one among them, a French lady, has been confirmed as among the many greater than 200 individuals Israel says have been taken hostage by Hamas.

Macron has stated the others are additionally regarded as hostages, however there has not but been affirmation.

The French president additionally goals to proceed efforts “to keep away from a harmful escalation within the area”, the Elysee stated, amid rising alarm over swelling cross-border exchanges between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Macron will suggest relaunching a “true peace course of”, with the purpose of making a viable Palestinian state in change for ensures from regional powers in the direction of “Israel’s safety”.

There will even most likely be exchanges with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and leaders of Gulf nations, the Elysee stated.

US President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have already visited Israel.

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