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The Guardian - UK
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Fighting terrorism did not mean Israel had to ‘flatten Gaza’, says Emmanuel Macron

Emmanuel Macron
‘We cannot let the idea take root that an efficient fight against terrorism implies to flatten Gaza or attack civilian populations indiscriminately,’ Emmanuel Macron told the France 5 broadcaster. Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP

Emmanuel Macron has said that Israel’s goal of fighting terrorism did not mean it had to “flatten Gaza”, referring to its response to Hamas’s attack on 7 October.

“We cannot let the idea take root that an efficient fight against terrorism implies to flatten Gaza or attack civilian populations indiscriminately,” Macron told the France 5 broadcaster.

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