The News Freedom
Chandigarh, October 24
French President Emmanuel Macron called on Tuesday for the international coalition against the Islamic State terror group to be expanded to also fight Hamas after the deadly October 7 assault on Israel. Macron, speaking after talks with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, said that countries fighting ISIS “should also fight against Hamas.”, Times of Israel reported.
As per the report, after Macron’s comments, an Elysee Palace official said that France is available “to beef up what we are doing in the coalition against ISIS. We are available to include Hamas in the coalition against ISIS depending on what Israel will ask us to deliver. “Not every country is fighting on the ground,” the official continued, responding to a question from The Times of Israel. “Much will depend on conversations we have with our allies.”
At the same time, the official did not rule out the possibility of military cooperation against Hamas or French boots on the ground.
“Some 86 countries came together beginning in September 2014 to assist Iraqi and Kurdish forces fighting ISIS after it took over large swaths of Syria and Iraq. The coalition eventually drove the terrorists out from a series of cities including Iraq’s Mosul and Syria’s Raqa, its main strongholds. France provided ground forces, trainers, special forces, and fighter planes in ongoing support of the effort.” a report in the Times of Israel said.