2023-10-27 19:51:41
As for the humanitarian situation in Gaza, France sent a hospital ship, the Tonnerre, to help the populations. “President Emmanuel Macron spoke very clearly with the Israelis about the essential nature of respecting the laws of war and humanitarian access,” during his visit there on Tuesday, recalled Frédéric Journès. “The Israelis hear it,” he assures.
“The Tonnerre set sail from Toulon on Wednesday, this evening it passed the Strait of Messina off the coast of Sicily, we are expecting it for Sunday off the coast of Gaza,” explains the French ambassador to Israel. “It’s a real floating hospital, with two operating theaters, 200 sailors, a whole hospital staff, everything you need to be able to treat people,” he explains.
“Then, with our European friends, Greece, with Cyprus, we propose the establishment of a maritime humanitarian corridor to deliver aid, to be able to take seriously injured people out and bring them back, and to have this possibility of humanitarian access essential in such a serious conflict,” explains the diplomat, although negotiations are still underway on this subject. “It’s a terrible urban fight, we must have the civilian victims at heart,” he adds, recalling France’s “duty” to support the populations of Gaza. In addition, 50 tonnes of healthcare equipment arrived in Egypt, sent by plane.
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