2023-10-15 19:49:22
The head of French diplomacy Catherine Colonna went this Sunday, October 15 with her Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen to the Ashkelon hospital, about fifteen kilometers from the Gaza Strip, to meet victims of the bloody attack launched on October 7 by Hamas.
“I wanted to come to the hospital (…) because it is a way of showing France’s solidarity with Israel which suffered a monstrous terrorist attack, also a way of saying that France shares the pain of the Israeli people because she also knows the price of terrorism”underlined the French minister.
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Catherine Colonna also announced that the toll of French victims had increased further, rising to 19 dead and 13 missing.
Catherine Colonna shared the “heartbreaking testimonies” that families shared with her while wanting to see a glimmer of hope in these children being treated at the hospital: “Treating children is also a way of looking towards the future. »
“We will have to ensure that this never happens again in the world”, declared Eli Cohen, the Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs. Soldiers showed Catherine Colonna images “shocking”, “abominable” killings committed by Hamas, according to his entourage.
“Avoid a fire”
France supports Israel in its right to defend itself while calling for respect for international law. Catherine Colonna announced that France would “deliver all necessary equipment to a mobile station that will handle emergency cases”at the Ashkelon hospital, the target of a rocket on Wednesday, and whose walls and windows in a corridor were shattered.
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France will above all continue “his efforts to avoid a conflagration” in the Middle East where the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas is intensifying, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs assured on Sunday.
“The situation is difficult and worrying. She’s serious”declared Catherine Colonna, calling for the responsibility of all leaders, during a statement to the press at the end of her visit to Israel.
“Brief” interview with Benjamin Netanyahu
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna also met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this Sunday. The head of diplomacy “spoke briefly with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu”his entourage told AFP, without revealing the content of the conversation.
This meeting took place as Iran warned that “no one can guarantee control of the situation” if Israel invades Gaza and Washington has said it fears an escalation.
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