Barro announced France's condemnation of Israel's decision to occupy the Gaza Strip.

France condemns Israel's decision to prepare for the occupation of the Gaza Strip. This was announced on August 8 by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barraud.

"France strongly condemns the Israeli government's plan to prepare for the full occupation of Gaza," X wrote on the social network.

Barro noted that the seizure of Gaza would block the possibility of freeing the hostages of the Palestinian Hamas movement and handing them over to the authorities unarmed.

Total control: Israel has decided to occupy Gaza

Netanyahu's cabinet approved the plan after ten hours of consultations.

Earlier in the day, it was reported that the Israeli Security Cabinet had approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to occupy Gaza City, located in the enclave of the same name. It is noted that Netanyahu intends to take control of the entire Gaza Strip, even despite increasing criticism both from abroad and inside the country.

On August 4, it was reported that Israel was preparing a plan for the complete occupation of the Gaza Strip. It was clarified that the Israeli leadership intends to switch to active combat operations throughout the enclave. At the same time, the government noted that the army's actions will be conducted even in areas where hostages are being held.

On the same day, it was reported that Hamas was open to negotiations on a comprehensive agreement on Gaza that would resolve the conflict in the Palestinian enclave and release all hostages. At the same time, it was noted that the movement considers the search for a comprehensive agreement to be the key to negotiations on its long-standing demands.

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