a diplomatic crisis breaks out (Video)

A diplomatic incident broke out between France and Israel after the arrest of two French gendarmes by Israeli police at the Éléona site in Jerusalem. This French national domain was invaded by armed Israeli police officers and without authorization, according to the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, visiting the site.

Arriving in Jerusalem to meet his Israeli counterpart on November 7, 2024, Barrot denounced an “unacceptable situation” and refused to enter Éléona, a place of pilgrimage under French management in the Holy Land. The incident occurs in a context of already tense relations between the Élysée and the Israeli government, adds AFP.