French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Cairo (Egypt) on Wednesday October 25. He must discuss with his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, the war between Palestinian Hamas and Israel, since the attacks by the Islamist movement on October 7. Egypt is an essential mediator between Palestinians and Israelis. A joint statement from the two heads of state is expected mid-afternoon. Earlier on Wednesday, Emmanuel Macron had a meeting with the King of Jordan, Abdullah II, in Amman.
A tribute to the French victims. A ceremony honoring the French victims of Hamas attacks will be organized in France, France Télévisions learned from the president’s entourage. The date, location and modalities are still being considered. Thirty French people were killed during Hamas’s deadly attacks on Israel on October 7, and nine are still missing.
The story of a former Israeli hostage. Yocheved Lifschitz, 85, released by Hamas, told Tel Aviv that she “went through hell” during his kidnapping. She says she was “taken on a motorbike (…) my body on one side and my legs on the other”Then “beaten on the way”taken to “a network of tunnels” before being “well treated” by his captors in the Gaza Strip, with a visit from a doctor.
Israel and Hamas communicate human tolls. The Israeli authorities, in their latest report, declare that more than 1,400 people died on Israeli territory during the Hamas attack. The Hamas Health Ministry, for its part, claims that more than 6,546 people were killed in Israeli strikes, the majority civilians. On either side, these assessments have not been verified by an independent source.