Macron: Hamas videos of hostages show ‘inhumanity without bounds’

French President Emmanuel Macron says Hamas showed “inhumanity without bounds” by releasing videos of two emaciated Israeli hostages held by the terror group in Gaza.

“Abject cruelty, inhumanity without bounds: this is what Hamas represents,” says the French head of state of the “unbearable images” released recently of Rom Braslavski and Evyatar David.

“The absolute priority for France is the immediate release of all the hostages,” he adds on X.

Macron, who has said France will recognize a Palestinian state in September, promises to “work without respite” for “the re-establishment without delay of a ceasefire, and to allow the mass delivery of humanitarian aid, still blocked at the gates of Gaza.”

But he also argues that Hamas must have no part ruling the coastal strip once the war ends.

“We must have the total demilitarization of Hamas, its complete exclusion from any form of governance and the recognition of Israel by the state of Palestine,” he adds.

The European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, also condemns the videos as showing Hamas’s “barbarity,” insisting the terror group disarm and release the dozens of hostages it still keeps in captivity.

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga adds his voice to the outrage, insisting that “Hamas’s inhuman treatment of the Israeli hostages deserves a very strong condemnation.”

“People in Gaza should not remain suffering because of Hamas’s heinous crimes. It must lay down its arms and release all hostages immediately,” Sybiga adds.