Israel calls tomorrow’s ministerial meeting in Paris on Gaza’s post-war transition “unnecessary and harmful.”
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a staunch supporter of Israel, is slated to attend the summit.
“We see this as another attempt by President Macron to divert attention from his internal problems at the expense of Israel,” says Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on X.
“I hope that the current move by the French government will not harm the critical negotiations for the release of the hostages, as has already happened in the past,” he continues.
He blasts Macron for inviting “governments openly hostile to Israel,” singling out Spain.
“The participants can of course discuss any issue they wish – but no arrangements in Gaza will be formulated without Israel’s consent,” Sa’ar stresses.
“The French hypocrisy is especially astonishing in light of the fact that France has established the principle that ‘the future of Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukraine,'” Sa’ar adds.
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