Global Research: 16-09-2024,
Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin condemned the ongoing “silence” surrounding Israel’s war on Gaza and criticised the French government’s “stepping aside” on the conflict during a radio interview with France Inter on Thursday.
When asked to comment on the appointment of Michel Barnier as prime minister and the political and economic challenges facing France, de Villepin concluded the interview by expressing his anger over the French political and media response to Israel’s war on Gaza.
When the journalist brought up the conflict and cited the death toll as provided by “Hamas’ health ministry”, de Villepin quickly interrupted her.
Dominique de @Villepin à Gaza, “les corps sont en morceaux, les cœurs sont en morceaux, les âmes sont en morceaux, les têtes sont en morceaux” #le710Inter pic.twitter.com/ZIkg3zRcBf
— France Inter (@franceinter) September 12, 2024
“I hear that all the time… It is not only the Ministry of Health of Hamas that says that there are 40,000 dead; there are probably many more. Let’s not give the impression that this is a truncated figure,” he said.
Visibly angered, he continued: “No, it is, unfortunately, an everyday reality. In Gaza, bodies are in pieces; hearts are in pieces; souls are in pieces; heads are in pieces.”
On Thursday, Palestinian authorities announced a new toll of 41,118 dead in Gaza and an additional 95,125 wounded since the war began nearly a year ago.