NewzPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has strongly criticized French President Emmanuel Macron, calling "grotesque" a claim that Hamas "never operated" in the West Bank. The diplomatic friction arose shortly after an Israeli citizen holding French citizenship was killed in the territory by a Palestinian terrorist.
In response to the backlash, a French official clarified to the Times of Israel that Macron's intended meaning was that Hamas does not actually govern the West Bank territory, attempting to temper the remarks amid the escalating public dispute.
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