{"id":2443356,"date":"2025-06-05T12:46:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T16:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/france-floats-concrete-steps-to-punish-israel-over-gaza\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T12:47:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T16:47:41","slug":"france-floats-concrete-steps-to-punish-israel-over-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/france-floats-concrete-steps-to-punish-israel-over-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"France floats &#8216;concrete steps&#8217; to punish Israel over Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffrance-floats-concrete-steps-to-punish-israel-over-gaza%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2443356&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Tensions between France and Israel have escalated, with French President Emmanuel Macron announcing plans to take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-un-pick-urges-continued-u-s-presence-in-chinese-led-panels\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s UN pick urges continued U.S. presence in Chinese...led panels\">concrete steps<\/a> to pressure Israel regarding its military actions in Gaza. During a press conference alongside Brazilian President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da silva, Macron indicated that further discussions are underway about potentially hardening France&#8217;s stance on the conflict. Lula, in a strong condemnation, labeled Israel&#8217;s actions in Gaza as a &#8220;premeditated genocide,&#8221; while Macron expressed concern that inaction could undermine global diplomatic credibility. The two leaders emphasized the need for recognizing Palestinian statehood as a moral and political necessity. Meanwhile, the U.S. has resisted calls at the United Nations for immediate action against Israel regarding the humanitarian situation in Gaza.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">France floats &lsquo;concrete steps&rsquo; to punish Israel over Gaza<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2138640\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Tensions between France and Israel continue to boil as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/emmanuel-macron\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">President Emmanuel Macron<\/a> threatens to intensify efforts to coerce the Middle East state into relenting its siege on the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>Macron said Thursday that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">French government<\/a> is currently exploring the possibility of taking further steps to pressure Israel to abandon its war with Hamas, which has left Gaza devastated and on the verge of famine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3432174\/new-zealand-parliament-suspends-maori-lawmakers-haka-protest\/\">New Zealand Parliament suspends 3 Maori lawmakers for haka protest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3432031\/israel-recovers-bodies-hostages-oct-7-attacks\/\">Israel recovers bodies of two hostages from Oct. 7 attacks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3432017\/us-vetoes-un-resolution-calling-for-ceasefire-in-gaza\/\">US vetoes UN resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Discussions on this matter are ongoing,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/en\/news\/international\/europe\/artc-macron-france-to-decide-in-coming-days-if-to-toughen-position-on-israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Macron said<\/a>. &ldquo;We will decide in the next couple of days if we need to harden our tone and take concrete steps regarding Israel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He made the comments during a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >joint press conference<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Brazilian President Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva<\/a> at the &Eacute;lys&eacute;e Palace in Paris.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">French President Emmanuel Macron, right, shakes hands with Brazilian President Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva during a joint press conference at the &Eacute;lys&eacute;e Palace in Paris, Thursday June 5, 2025. (Christophe Petit Tesson, Pool via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Brazilian leader was more forceful in his condemnation of Israel, calling its military activity in Gaza a &ldquo;premeditated genocide&rdquo; being waged by a &ldquo;far-right government &hellip; against the interests of its own people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What is happening in&nbsp;Gaza&nbsp;is not a war. It&rsquo;s a genocide being carried out by a highly prepared army against women and children,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/live-blog\/live-blog-update\/brazils-lula-says-israel-carrying-out-premeditated-genocide-gaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Lula said<\/a> during the joint conference with Macron. &ldquo;We see a genocide unfold under our eyes day after day&hellip; It&rsquo;s no longer possible to accept.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Lula condemned the Oct. 7 massacre perpetrated by Hamas as a &ldquo;terrorist&rdquo; attack immediately after the tragedy, but has grown increasingly vocal in his opposition to how Israel has conducted its retaliatory campaign.<\/p>\n<p>In February, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/2\/18\/brazils-lula-compares-israels-war-on-gaza-with-the-holocaust\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">compared the war in Gaza<\/a> to Adolf Hitler&rsquo;s genocide of European Jews during World War II.<\/p>\n<p>The Israel-Gaza question has plagued Macron for months as he tries to rally the European Union and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-vows-to-take-effective-action-against-anti-semitismwhile-ignoring-these-democrat-anti-semites\/\" title=\"Biden Vows To \u2018Take Effective Action\u2019 Against Anti...Semitism\u2026While Ignoring These Democrat Anti...Semites\">international bodies<\/a> into more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3419827\/israel-allies-scramble-address-war-aid-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">decisive action against Israel&rsquo;s campaign<\/a> in Gaza, which he claims is a threat to the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-dream-come-true-hillary-clinton-penning-political-thriller-about-terrorist-fighting-secretary-of-state\/\" title=\"\u2018A Dream Come True\u2019: Hillary Clinton Penning \u2018Political Thriller\u2019 About Terrorist...Fighting Secretary Of State\">global order<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He made this case at the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore last week, where he compared the Israel-Hamas war to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3332404\/giorgia-meloni-emmanuel-macron-feud-european-troops-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russian invasion of Ukraine<\/a>, claiming that inaction on either front opens the door to further disintegration of geopolitical diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If we abandon Gaza, if we consider there is a free pass for Israel, even if we do condemn the terrorist attacks, we kill our own credibility in the rest of the world,&rdquo; Macron said to an audience that included U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. &ldquo;And this is why I think this is very important, in our current environment, to be consistent and to follow our principles, our rules, and to consider what is at stake is clearly the global order &mdash; and clearly what is at stake is our credibility to protect this global order.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>To this end, Macron said last month that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3376478\/france-prepares-recognize-palestinian-statehood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">recognizing a sovereign Palestinian state<\/a> is &ldquo;not only a moral duty, but a political necessity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli foreign ministry has accused the French president of a &ldquo;crusade against the Jewish state,&rdquo; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/pm-accuses-macron-of-standing-with-hamas-and-spreading-blood-libels-against-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said<\/a> he has &ldquo;chosen to side with a murderous Islamist terrorist organization and echo its despicable propaganda, accusing Israel of blood libels.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We remember well what happened to Jews in France when they couldn&rsquo;t defend themselves,&rdquo; Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said last month. &ldquo;President Macron should not lecture us on morality.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Lula affirmed his agreement with Macron&rsquo;s position on Thursday, saying that &ldquo;recognition of a Palestinian state is a moral and human duty, and a political requirement for all world leaders.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and Brazilian President Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva talk at the &Eacute;lys&eacute;e Palace in Paris, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (Christophe Petit Tesson, Pool via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>France is co-chairing an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcenany-rips-tapper-after-he-implies-shes-appealing-to-conspiracists\/\" title=\"McEnany Rips Tapper After He Implies She\u2019s Appealing To Conspiracists\">international conference<\/a> this month with Saudi Arabia at the United Nations headquarters in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Israel claimed the French government was preparing to recognize a Palestinian state unilaterally at the event, but French officials have denied that assertion.<\/p>\n<p>The United States vetoed what it called a &ldquo;performative resolution&rdquo; at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-nations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">U.N. Security Council<\/a> on Thursday that would have called for an &ldquo;immediate halt&rdquo; on violence and ordered all hostages &ldquo;immediately and unconditionally released.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3432031\/israel-recovers-bodies-hostages-oct-7-attacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ISRAEL RECOVERS BODIES OF TWO HOSTAGES FROM OCT. 7 ATTACKS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It would have also ordered Israel to ensure that &ldquo;civilians in Gaza must not starve and must have full and unimpeded access to aid.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The United States will not support any measure that fails to condemn Hamas and does not call for it to disarm and leave Gaza,&rdquo; the U.S. Mission to the United Nations said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USUN\/status\/1930375882436235728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">statement<\/a>. &ldquo;Any effort in the Council must ensure Hamas can never again be a threat to Israel and should be supportive of our diplomatic efforts on the ground.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2138640\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2138640\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France considers measures to pressure Israel over Gaza<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2443357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AP25156439451599.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5777,20083,4671],"class_list":["post-2443356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-france","tag-gaza","tag-israel"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AP25156439451599.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2443356"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2443360,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443356\/revisions\/2443360"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2443357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2443356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2443356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2443356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}