French President Emmanuel Macron said France is going to send a Navy ship to bring aid to hospitals in the Gaza Strip. The ship will leave the French military port of Toulon, in the Mediterranean Sea, within 48 hours, he said. He didn’t provide further details. In addition, a French plane will arrive in Egypt on Thursday to deliver medical equipment via a convoy to Gaza. “Others will follow,” Macron said, adding that France wants to provide Gaza’s civilian population access to medicine and medical care. Macron’s visit to Egypt comes as part of a two-day tour to the Middle East that started with a visit to Israel meant to show France’s support and solidarity following the Hamas terror attack on Oct. 7th. The trip included a stop in Ramallah, in the West Bank, to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and another stop Wednesday morning in Jordan for talks with King Abdullah II. Macron in Egypt said, “There’s no double standard … international law applies to everyone.” For in-depth insight and a deeper perspective on the Israel-Hamas war and how the French Navy ship might offer a semblance of humanitarian relief. FRANCE 24’s Nadia Massih, is joined by Alexandre Vautravers, Historian, Expert in Strategy and Security at the University of Geneva’s Global Studies Institute and Editor-in-Chief at the Swiss Military Review.
‘Not just waving ideas’: Macron sending French military vessel for major Gaza humanitarian operation
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