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Macron on 300th day of war: ‘Our thoughts are with the hostages’
French President Emmanuel Macron reviews troops that will take part in the July 14th Bastille Day parade in Paris on July 2, 2024. (Aurelien Morissard/ POOL/ AFP)
On the 300th day of the war, sparked by the devastating October 7 attack by Hamas, French President Emmanuel Macron highlights the plight of the hostages held in Gaza.
“Our thoughts are with the hostages held for 300 days by Hamas. France continues to work for their release,” Macron writes on X, in English and in French.
It is believed that 111 of the 251 hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 remain in Gaza, with dozens of them presumed dead.
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