2023-11-10 06:00:34
Emmanuel Macron (center), during a meeting with representatives of Western and Arab countries, the United Nations and NGOs, at the Elysée, November 9, 2023. LUDOVIC MARIN / AP
Failing a breakthrough, the initiative at least constituted a first effort at international consultation in an attempt to come to the aid of Palestinian civilians trapped by the war in the Gaza Strip. While the fighting continues to rage in the enclave, Emmanuel Macron brought together, Thursday, November 9, at the Elysée, several dozen Arab, Western and emerging states, as well as numerous international organizations in order to respond to the multiple challenges humanitarian challenges posed by Israel’s response, a little over a month with the terrorist attacks of October 7 on its soil.
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At the opening of the debates, the Head of State changed his speech, as if to send a signal to the many guests present keen to demand an immediate ceasefire in order to best protect civilians, while the fighting has has already caused more than 10,800 deaths, according to the administration of the territory under Hamas control. After claiming “a humanitarian pause as quickly as possible”, Emmanuel Macron, for the first time, called for “work towards a ceasefire”. A perspective that Israel continues to reject to this day, to better continue its hunt for Hamas fighters.
The slight shift in the presidential speech did not prevent the various speakers from insisting on the responsibility of the Israeli authorities. “Thousands of people killed are not collateral damage. It seems to be a collective punishment,” denounced Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner general of the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), which already has, deplored the Swiss official, 99 deaths among its employees in the territory. “This is about condemning the atrocities committed by Hamas. But this can in no way justify a war which absolutely does not respect international humanitarian law.supported M. Lazzarini.
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“How many Palestinians will have to be killed? »
According to Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Choukri, “the aid that has already entered Gaza [par le seul terminal de Rafah, côté égyptien] is not sufficient for the needs of the entire population, and the deliberate complications imposed by Israel on these deliveries lead to a further deterioration of the situation. “How many Palestinians will have to be killed before the war ends? asked Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh. What Israel is doing is not a war against Hamas, it is a war against the Palestinian people as a whole. »
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