
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has called French President Emmanuel Macron's statement to the UN on Gaza 'grotesque nonsense', citing the assassination of Netanel Shukrun, a French citizen and father of six, killed by a Hamas terrorist in Judea and Samaria two days before Yom Kippur.
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The article reports a critical statement from Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's office towards French President Macron after his remarks to the UN on the situation in Gaza, citing a recent terrorist attack against a French citizen in the West Bank.
(See the 9.30pm report) "The grotesque absurdity of Emmanuel Macron's statement is astonishing." This was stated by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu after the French president's words to the UN on Gaza. “On Sunday, the eve of Yom Kippur, just two days ago, Netanel Shukrun – a FRENCH CITIZEN and father of six – was murdered in his car by a Hamas terrorist in Judea and Samaria. With his dying breath, he told his son to run. Hamas terrorists carry out attacks against Jews almost every day. They have murdered countless Israeli civilians in Judea and Samaria. Ignorance IS NOT an excuse to wipe away their blood."
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