Macron warns that forced Rafah population transfer could be 'war crime'
- Middle East
- AFP
- Published Date: 11:15 | 24 March 2024
- Modified Date: 11:15 | 24 March 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that any forced transfer of people from the southern Gaza city of Rafah would constitute "a war crime".
In a telephone call between the two leaders, Macron also "strongly condemned" Israel's announcement Friday of the seizure of 800 hectares of land in the occupied West Bank for new settlements.
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