Stéphane Séjourné speaks in reaction to the comments of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who opposes “Palestinian sovereignty” in the Gaza Strip, shelled by the Israeli army for more than 100 days.
The Palestinians “have the right to sovereignty and to a state”, declared this Saturday, January 20, the head of French diplomacy Stéphane Séjourné, after the Israeli Prime Minister reaffirmed his opposition to “Palestinian sovereignty” in Gaza.
“France will remain faithful to its commitment to achieve this goal,” continues Stéphane Séjourné on X (formerly twitter).
Two-state solution
The French minister’s tweet comes after statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposed to Palestinian sovereignty in Gaza and believing that Israel must retain “control of the security of the Palestinian territory”.
Israel must “ensure that Gaza no longer poses a threat” and this requirement “contradicts the demand for Palestinian sovereignty”, explained Benjamin Netanyahu during a telephone interview this Friday with US President Joe Biden, according to the Prime’s office. minister.
The United States and Europe are pleading for a two-state solution, which is opposed by the Israeli government, engaged in a war against Palestinian Hamas in Gaza, after the October 7 attacks carried out by Hamas in Israel.
The Israeli response in Gaza has left nearly 25,000 dead, the vast majority of them women, children and adolescents, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health.