French President Emmanuel Macron has denounced Monday’s Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza, which killed at least 20 people, including five journalists. Calling the strike “intolerable,” he said civilians and media workers must be protected in all circumstances and urged Israel to comply with international humanitarian law. In a follow-up letter made public on 26 August, Macron rejected Benjamin Netanyahu’s accusation that France is inactive in combating antisemitism, branding the charge an “offense” to the nation. He cautioned the Israeli leader that the fight against antisemitism “must not be weaponised,” and pressed him to halt what he termed a “deadly headlong rush” in Gaza and the “recolonisation” of the West Bank. Netanyahu has expressed regret over what he called a “tragic accident” at the hospital and ordered a military inquiry, but the exchange further strains relations between Paris and Jerusalem as France pushes for a two-state solution and renewed adherence to international law.