PARIS, May 28, 2025 (WAFA) – French Foreign Ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine said today that his country strongly condemns any Israeli attempt to annex the occupied West Bank or the Gaza Strip. 

This came at a press conference in Paris, in response to a question about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statement that he would occupy the West Bank if France recognized the State of Palestine. 

Lemoine said that France's position on the Palestinian territories is well-known, whether it concerns the West Bank or the Gaza Strip, noting that France has always condemned all forms of colonization and annexation attempts. 

He emphasized that Paris strongly opposes and condemns any attempt to annex the West Bank or Gaza.

Regarding the crowds of hungry Palestinians flocking to an aid distribution center in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Lemoine said that these scenes demonstrate that humanitarian aid in the region is insufficient.

He affirmed that these scenes also reflect the direness of the situation in the region, noting that Palestinians in Gaza are deprived of everything.

The French official stressed the need to allow free and large quantities of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, which is besieged by Israel.

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