Macron denounces Hamas’s ‘murderous hatred,’ urges ‘strong and fair’ Israeli response

By AFP 12 October 2023, 10:57 pm

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French President Emmanuel Macron during a televised address to the nation on the topic of the conflict between Israel and Palestinian terror group Hamas, made from the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on October 12, 2023. (Ludovic Marin/AFP)

French President Emmanuel Macron urges Israel to show a strong but fair response to the attack by Hamas, while condemning the “blind murderous hatred” and “absolute cruelty” of the Palestinian terror group, which butchered many hundreds of civilians in their homes and at a music festival on Saturday.

Macron says in an address to the nation that Israel has the right to defend itself “by eliminating terrorist groups, including Hamas, with targeted actions but preserving the civilian population,” adding that the “only response to terrorism is one that is… strong but fair.”