Macron says Israel's war on Gaza is unjustifiable after Israeli attack on church
'Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, and all Christians who, like all Palestinian civilians in Gaza and the hostages, are living through hell'.
He said he had told Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem that France is in 'solidarity with all Christians in Palestine, who, from Gaza to Taybeh, are now under threat'.
'Every day, dozens of Palestinian civilians are killed in Gaza: the continuation of this war is unjustifiable,' Macron went on to say.
'It is unjustifiable and shameful that humanitarian aid is not being delivered on a massive scale, in violation of all international principles of humanitarian action'.
He also called for a ceasefire to be finalized, and civilians and hostages freed from the threat of permanent war.
Earlier on Thursday, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot described the bombing of the Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza as "unacceptable".
The church – along with all Catholic religious communities in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza - are under the historical protection of France, based on an agreement between the Ottoman Empire and France dating back to the early 20th century.
Three people were killed in the attack, and 10 people were injured.
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