According to the experienced politician, current French emissary to Lebanon, the Israeli behavior towards the Palestinians is “undignified and contrary to Israel’s own history”.

The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has put an end to respect to law and human beings, he warned in declarations to the Franceinfo channel.

Le Drian accused Israeli authorities of waging war for the sake of waging war, murdering civilians and subjecting them to starvation and lack of medical aid, as well as of promoting ethnic cleansing.

In this regard, he called for an end to the crimes, so that the country responsible would not be marginalized by the rest of the States.

Since October 7, 2023, Gaza has been under bombardment and a growing humanitarian crisis, brought to its extreme by a total blockade in recent months, in retaliation for the attacks perpetrated by Hamas on that day.

According to local sources, more than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed since then, the vast majority innocent people.

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