French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Israel to show France’s solidarity with the country today and further work on the release of hostages who are being held in Gaza.

Pictures by Reuters photographers showed him meeting with Israeli-French nationals who have lost loved ones, as well as families of hostages, at the Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv.

Macron meets Israeli-French nationals and hostages’ families at the Ben Gurion airport. — Reuters
Macron meets Israeli-French nationals and hostages’ families at the Ben Gurion airport. — Reuters

Macron meets Israeli-French nationals and hostages’ families at the Ben Gurion airport. — Reuters
Macron meets Israeli-French nationals and hostages’ families at the Ben Gurion airport. — Reuters

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