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François PICARD

Macron's call for ceasefire to Israel-Hamas war divides allies

THE DEBATE © FRANCE 24

Western leaders spoke as one when they defended Israel's right to defend itself after the bloodiest day in its history, but with the war now in its sixth week, the initial military objective "eradicating Hamas" seems highly improbable without sacrificing civilian lives.

After hosting a humanitarian conference for Gaza last week, France's President Emmanuel Macron is now calling for a ceasefire, making him an outlier among G7 nations.

When conflict breaks out in the Middle East, it always stokes religious and communal divisions elsewhere. How to break the cycle of polarisation? In France, only a minority showed support for a ceasefire on Saturday and demonstrated against anti-Semitism on Sunday.

We will also be talking about the Monday sacking of Britain's hard-right interior minister Suella Braverman.

Produced by Alessandroo Xenos, Rebecca Gnignati and Imen Mellaz.

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