French President Emmanuel Macron had on Friday stated that there was “no justification” for Israel’s bombing of “these babies, these ladies, these old people,” reiterating his name for a ceasefire within the Gaza Strip.Speaking to the press on Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed President Macron’s criticisms of Israel, calling it a “serious mistake.”

Hoping that different Western leaders would observe his lead, Macron had instructed the BBC on Friday, “There isn’t any cause for that and no legitimacy. So we do urge Israel to cease.”

His comments were met with even sharper criticisms from PM Netanyahu, according to whom the blame for the civilian casualties falls on Hamas, as a consequence of their destructive assault in southern Israel on October 7.

While he admitted to Macron doing good things such as visiting Israel and sending a floating hospital to Gaza, he did condemn the President’s comments.

“He made a serious mistake, factually and morally. It’s Hamas that is preventing the evacuation of civilians, not Israel,” said the premier.

“It’s not Israel that uses Gazan residents as human shields, it’s Hamas. It’s not Israel that locates itself in hospitals, in schools, in UNRWA and UN facilities, it’s Hamas. Therefore it is not Israel but Hamas that is responsible for harm to civilians,” Netanyahu added.

According to Netanyahu, if the free world allows the war crimes of fighting among civilians while using them as human shields, this evil practice would soon spread.

“And I say to the president of France and our other friends, it will reach you too.”

“These crimes that Hamas-ISIS is committing in the present day in Gaza, will tomorrow be dedicated in Paris, New York and in every single place all over the world.” And so the world leaders ought to due to this fact condemn Hamas-ISIS and never Israel.

Stating that whereas they was doing every little thing to “minimise harm to civilians or noncombatants,” Netanyahu additionally stated that Israel “could do without the moral preaching” and that it wouldn’t give Hamas the appropriate to homicide their residents and never elicit a response.

While Macron had upheld Israel’s proper to defend and defend itself after the October 7 assaults, even saying that France shares “Israel’s pain and their willingness to get rid of terrorism,” there merely was “no justification” for the bombing of civilians.

According to the numbers supplied by the Hamas-run well being ministry in Gaza, greater than 11,000 folks, principally civilians have been killed in Israel’s retaliatory air and floor assault.

Authored by Feba Bovas