"Hamas has never been active in the West Bank." Macron's speech before the General Assembly arouses controversy in Israel

"Hamas has never been active in the West Bank." Macron's speech before the General Assembly arouses controversy in Israel

French President Emmanuel Macron's statements at the UN General Assembly sparked controversy with Israel, after he criticized the violations in the occupied West Bank and thought that the Hamas movement "has never been active" there. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded with a harsh statement to Macron's speech, condemning the "gross and astonishing absurdity", while a French diplomatic source explained that Macron meant that the movement does not control the West Bank Macron warned that what is happening in the West Bank undermines both the rights of the Palestinians and the security of the Israelis.

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