PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Tel Aviv tomorrow (Tuesday) for discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his office announced.
His visit comes more than two weeks after Hamas fighters stormed into Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7 and killed at least 1,400 people, mostly civilians who were either shot, mutilated or burnt to death on the first day of the incursion, according to Israeli officials. Among them were 30 French citizens.
Israel says that around 1,500 Hamas fighters were killed in clashes before the Israeli army regained control of the area under attack.
Since then, more than 4,600 Palestinians, mainly civilians, have lost their lives across the Gaza Strip in relentless Israeli bombardments in response for the attacks by the Palestinian group, according to the reports from the Hamas health ministry in Gaza.
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Seven French citizens are still missing, with one of them, a French woman, has been confirmed as among the hostages taken by Hamas. Macron has said the others are also believed to be hostages, but there has not been any confirmation yet.
US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have already visited Israel.
Biden discussed the situation over the phone on Sunday with these leaders, alongside Macron and Canada’s Justin Trudeau.
