Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office, issued a sharp rebuke on 23 September 2026 to French President Emmanuel Macron's UN General Assembly speech, in which he criticised Israeli actions in the West Bank and settler violence against Palestinians. Macron also raised concerns about the humanitarian situation in Gaza and called for renewed commitment to international law.
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Israel has responded angrily at French President Emmanuel Macron after he criticised Israeli actions in the West Bank by saying Hamas was not active in the territory that is home to the Palestinian Authority.
In his Tuesday speech, Macron railed against the humanitarian situation in Gaza and urged countries to recommit to international laws and the UN system.
The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Wednesday issued a stinging rebuke to French President Emmanuel Macron's UN speech denouncing settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Macron's remarks that "Hamas has never struck in the West Bank" was a "grotesque absurdity", said the statement.
Israeli officials have hit back at French President Emmanuel Macron after he criticised Israel’s conduct in the occupied West Bank during his address to the UN General Assembly. But while Macron used strong words against Israel, France allowed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plane to fly through French airspace on its way to New York, despite an ICC arrest warrant against him. Delano D’Souza r