French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and Foreign Minister Stephane Ségornet (French)

French Foreign Minister Stephane Ségornet criticized the Israeli authorities, considering them responsible for preventing humanitarian aid from reaching the Gaza Strip, while President Emmanuel Macron said that he was angry and demanded truth and justice regarding the role of Israeli soldiers in the killing of dozens of Palestinians while they were waiting to receive food aid.

Health authorities in Gaza said that the Israeli occupation forces shot dead more than 100 Palestinians - last Thursday - while they were waiting to receive aid, in what was called the “flour massacre,” while Israel blamed the deaths on the crowds that crowded around the aid trucks, saying that "The deaths occurred either as a result of the stampede or being run over."

But an Israeli official admitted that the forces opened fire in what he described as a “limited response” to crowds that the forces felt posed a threat.

He questioned the number of casualties announced by the Gaza authorities, but did not give a specific number, according to Reuters news agency.

Macron expressed his feeling of anger, and said - in a post on the

Macron added that it is necessary to reach an immediate ceasefire in this war.

An untenable situation

For his part, the French Foreign Minister - in an interview with the French newspaper Le Monde published on Saturday - criticized the Israeli authorities and said that they were responsible for preventing humanitarian aid from reaching the Gaza Strip.

Sigourney added, "It is clear that the responsibility for preventing aid from reaching the Gaza Strip is Israeli," noting that the catastrophic humanitarian situation "leads to conditions that are indefensible and cannot be justified, for which the Israelis bear responsibility."

Ségournet had told France Inter radio yesterday, Friday, that Paris would support the United Nations call for an independent investigation, stressing that “the humanitarian situation in Gaza has been catastrophic for several weeks. What happened cannot be justified or defended... Israel must be able to listen to this and must.” "to stop."

Source: Agencies