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Eugene

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Thu Feb 8, 2024, 10:35 AM Feb 2024

Macron pays tribute to victims of 'biggest anti-Semitic massacre of century'

Source: Radio France Internationale

Macron pays tribute to victims of 'biggest anti-Semitic massacre of century'

At a ceremony paying national tribute to the French victims of the October attacks by Hamas against Israel, President Emmanuel Macron denounced what he called the "biggest anti-Semitic massacre of our century”.

Issued on: 07/02/2024 - 09:28
Modified: 07/02/2024 - 14:12
2 min

By: RFI

The families of the 42 French citizens killed and those who remain missing attended the event at the Invalides memorial complex in Paris.

Every French victim was represented by a photograph with his or her name. It's believed that three French nationals are still being held in the Gaza Strip.

Some Israeli relatives were brought to France on a special flight.

“We are a people who will never forget” the victims of October 7, Macron said during a speech as he promised “to work for the security of all in the Middle East”.

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Read more: https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20240207-macron-to-pay-tribute-to-french-victims-of-hamas-attack-on-israel

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