French President Emmanuel Macron today “condemned in the strongest terms” the bombing of political infrastructure in the war between Israel and Hamas during a press conference in Bern.

“We condemn in the strongest terms all bombings against civilians, especially political infrastructure that must be protected under our international law and humanitarian law,” the French head of state said on the first day of his official visit to Switzerland.

In addition, Macron assured today that he defends a “balanced” position and that he has “never diverged”, after being criticized for a lack of clarity on the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

“We recognize, in an absolute way, the right of Israel to defend itself and fight against terrorism, but as Israel is a democracy (…) this right of self-defense should be included in the framework of international humanitarian law respecting the law of war (…). We have never differentiated ourselves” in this regard, he pointed out.