June 4 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, reiterated this Tuesday in a conversation with the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, his support for the ceasefire plan presented last Friday by the President of the United States, Joe Biden, and has underlined that this hypothetical agreement “should reopen a credible perspective to implement the two-state solution.”
This solution for peace, with two States living together and which the current Israeli Government opposes, is according to Macron “the only” way for Israel to achieve “the necessary security guarantees” and for the Palestinians to achieve their “legitimate aspirations.” .
The French president has stressed that Gaza must be “an integral part” of that future State, with a “reformed and strengthened” Palestinian Authority that can politically control all the territories, according to a note released by the Elysée. Macron has directly called on Netanyahu to resume “without delay” the transfer of funds raised on behalf of the Palestinians.
Regarding the plan unveiled by Biden to try to achieve a ceasefire and the release of hostages, established in several phases and on an Israeli proposal, Macron has called on Hamas to support it, appealing to its “overwhelming” responsibility for the current escalation of tensions.
“The ordeal of the Palestinians in Gaza must end,” said Macron, also in favor of the “massive” and “unhindered” entry of aid into the Strip, “through all possible means.” The French president has expressly influenced the opening of the land crossings.
In his conversation with Netanyahu, Macron has also raised the need to “prevent any risk of escalation” on the border with Lebanon, where Israeli forces and the Hezbollah group constantly exchange attacks, and has called for “pressure” so that ” the Iranian regime” respects its international obligations, for example in nuclear matters.
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