In a radio interview, French Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne reiterated France's position on this war, in which it tries to balance what Israel has the right to do and what the Palestinians should not be subjected to. She said:

“At the same time that we say that Israel has the right to defend itself and its right to exist against the Hamas movement, we also say that its self-defense must take place within the framework of respect for international humanitarian law, and that the civilians of the Gaza Strip must not be victims of a Hamas attack.” Terrorist, we cannot confuse the Palestinian people with Hamas.

What France is calling for is a humanitarian truce, and after that we hope that a political solution will be initiated, and this political solution, without a doubt, goes through ensuring the security of Israel on the one hand, and on the other hand by responding to the right of the Palestinians to have their own state.”