2023-11-28 14:41:53
07:36: “Incomplete joy” in France after the release of three young Franco-Israelis
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday welcomed the release of three Franco-Israeli minors detained by Hamas, but the “joy is incomplete”, with many hostages still being held by the Palestinian Islamist movement, commented the lawyers of two children. “Three of our young compatriots are part of the group of hostages released today. Extremely happy with this announcement,” the French president wrote on X, adding that France remained “fully” mobilized to obtain the release of all the hostages.
Erez and Sahar Kalderon, 12 and 16, as well as Eitan Yahalomi, 12, arrived in Israel as part of the truce agreement with the Palestinian Islamist movement. The Kalderon family’s lawyers told AFP of their “immense joy”, even if it “is incomplete” because Ofer (53 years old), father of Erez and Sahar, “at this time remains in the hands of Hamas and that there are still hostages,” declared Mr. Patrick Klugman.
The three children were taken hostage, like around 240 people, on October 7, during the Hamas attack in southern Israel, which killed 1,200 people, the vast majority civilians, according to Israeli authorities.
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