French President Calls for Global Coalition to Fight Terror

Meanwhile, FBI Director Christopher Wray is warning of lone-wolf terror attacks inspired by the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas.

26 April 2018 — President Emmanuel Macron at the OECD. The president attended the No Money for Terror global conference, organized by the French Government. OECD, Paris, France. (Photo: OECD/Victor Tonelli. OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.)

“France’s Macron proposes anti-IS coalition to fight Hamas; Blinken to reaffirm ‘Israel’s right to defend itself,’” reported Ruxandra Iordache and Matt Clinch for CNBC on October 24, 2023.

“Hamas is a terrorist group, where the very objective is the destruction of the Israeli state,” said French President Emmanuel Macron this week during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following a meeting between the two leaders.

“This is why France is ready for the international coalition against Daesh, in which we are engaged for our operation in Iraq and Syria, to also fight against Hamas,” promised Macron.

“I propose to our international partners — I mentioned it to you this morning — that we can build a regional and international coalition to fight against the terrorist group that threatens all of us,” he said.

In 2014, a similar coalition was convened to tackle the growing threat of ISIS.

Meanwhile, in the United States, FBI Director Christopher Wray had a stark warning about lone-wolf terror attacks.