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Abandoning Gaza 'will kill' our credibility: Macron

"If we abandon Gaza, if we consider there is a free pass for Israel, even if we do condemn the terrorist attacks, we will kill our credibility. And this is why we do reject double standard," French President Emmanuel Macron told a top defence forum in Singapore.

AFP WORLD
Published May 30,2025
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French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that abandoning war-torn Gaza to its own fate and giving Israel a "free pass" would kill the West's credibility with the rest of the world.

"If we abandon Gaza, if we consider there is a free pass for Israel, even if we do condemn the terrorist attacks, we will kill our credibility," Macron told a top defence forum in Singapore, adding: "And this is why we do reject double standard."