{"id":20001,"date":"2025-05-31T03:19:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T03:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=20001"},"modified":"2025-05-31T03:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T03:19:12","slug":"macron-threatens-sanctions-on-israelis-over-untenable-gaza-aid-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=20001","title":{"rendered":"Macron threatens sanctions on Israelis over \u2018untenable\u2019 Gaza aid crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

French president calls establishment of a Palestinian state \u2018a moral duty and a political necessity\u2019.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a><\/a><\/a>French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that his country could \u201capply sanctions\u201d against Israelis unless the government in Tel Aviv responds to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking during a visit to Singapore on Friday, Macron said the international community could not remain passive while Palestinians in Gaza face a deepening hunger crisis. The comments raise further the international pressure building on Israel, which has blockaded the Palestinian enclave for close to three months, with aid agencies warning of famine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe humanitarian blockade is creating a situation that is untenable on the ground,\u201d Macron said at a joint news conference alongside Singapore\u2019s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf there is no response in the coming hours and days in line with the humanitarian situation, we will have to harden our collective position,\u201d he added, suggesting that France may consider applying sanctions against Israeli settlers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Israel\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs lashed out later in the day, saying, \u201cThe facts do not interest Macron.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ministry claimed that there was no humanitarian blockade on Gaza and that asserting the contrary was \u201ca blatant lie\u201d, despite UN top officials and international organisations having repeatedly stated that Israel has blockaded all entry of aid since March 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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France\u2019s President Emmanuel Macron takes part in a news briefing with Singapore\u2019s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in Singapore on May 30, 2025 [Ludovic Marin\/AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Israel recently said it was bowing to international pressure and would allow \u201cminimal\u201d supplies of food and medicine into Gaza, on which it continues to wage an intense military assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the trickle of aid entering the strip under the control of a new, shadowy NGO backed by Israel and the United States has been accompanied by intensive bombardment and the shooting of Palestinians desperately trying to reach aid distribution points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his comments, Macron called for an end to assumptions that Israel is respecting human rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut I still hope that the government of Israel will change its stance and that we will finally have a humanitarian response,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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