 <picture class="article__media"> <img src="https://img.lemde.fr/2023/10/24/0/0/8559/5706/664/0/75/0/f734985_5673493-01-06.jpg" alt="Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron (L) as they hold a joint press conference in Jerusalem on October 24, 2023." sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 556px, 100vw" width="100%" height="auto"> </picture> <noscript> <img src="https://img.lemde.fr/2023/10/24/0/0/8559/5706/664/0/75/0/f734985_5673493-01-06.jpg" alt="Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron (L) as they hold a joint press conference in Jerusalem on October 24, 2023."> </noscript> <figcaption class="article__legend" aria-hidden="true">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron (L) as they hold a joint press conference in Jerusalem on October 24, 2023. <span class="article__credit" aria-hidden="true">CHRISTOPHE ENA / AFP</span> </figcaption> 

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Tuesday, October 24, for the international coalition fighting the Islamic State group to be expanded to also fight Hamas after the <a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/10/09/the-day-hamas-radically-changed-the-course-of-the-israel-palestine-conflict_6158633_4.html">October 7 attacks on Israel</a>.

Macron, speaking after talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, said that countries fighting IS "should also fight against Hamas."

The French leader stressed there must be a "decisive relaunch" of the Palestinian peace process following the crisis set off by the deadly Hamas attacks and Israel's response.

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 <p class="author__detail"> <span class="author__name">Le Monde with AFP</span> </p> 

The French president suggested that the coalition fighting the Islamic State organization 'should also fight against Hamas' after talks with Benjamin Netanyahu.{ai:summary}<p>French President Emmanuel Macron called for the international coalition fighting the Islamic State group to also fight against Hamas. He emphasized the need for a decisive relaunch of the Palestinian peace process following the deadly attacks by Hamas and Israel's response. #foreignaffairs</p>

Israel-Hamas war: Macron calls for international coalition against Hamas

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