Addressing the international situation at a press conference at the Elysee Palace, he said he was fighting for a true response to those aspirations of Palestinians and saw with horror the images of the Gaza Strip, a territory subjected to Israeli bombings and a total blockade since on October 7.

According to the president, if the conflict extends over time, it will represent a risk to Israel’s own security. Regarding the situation in Gaza, Macron considered that the priority is the ceasefire in the densely populated enclave, where more than 24 thousand fatalities have been reported in retaliation for the Hamas attack on October 7.

Regarding that Hamas incursion, he announced a tribute on February 7 to the French who died during it, a total of 41.

In his statements, the head of state announced that France will agree with Ukraine on the supply of long-range Scalp missiles and “hundreds of bombs”, despite Russia’s warnings that sending more weapons to Kiev from the West will not change the course of the war and will only delay it.

“We cannot let Russia win. Doing so would be assuming the risk that the defined rules of the international order will not be respected,” he estimated in this capital.

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