France will keep fighting for the release of French-Israeli nationals Ofer Calderon and Ohad Yahalomi from Hamas captivity, foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot tells French outlet BFM TV.
“We will continue to fight until the last hour for their release,” Barrot tells BFM TV, adding France has “no news on their health status nor on the terms of their detention.”
Last week, French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that the two men were due to be released in the first phase of the ceasefire-hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas.
Yahalomi, who turned 50 in captivity, was kidnapped from his home in Nir Oz kibbutz.
His 12-year-old son, abducted separately, was released in November 2023 during the first truce.
Calderon, 54, was kidnapped along with his son and daughter from Nir Oz kibbutz. The two children were released in the November 2023 truce.
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