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France Held Secret Meeting With Hamas in 2020

  • Recent disclosures show France engaged in covert meetings with Hamas since October 2020, including a first meeting in Doha on October 16, 2020.
  • Long before October 7th, the meetings were already under way, with President Emmanuel Macron's approval, Omri Maniv reported.
  • The IDF-captured report provided detailed insights into the meeting, which Mousa Abu Marzouk and Khaled Mashal attended alongside a high-ranking French intelligence official.
  • The diplomat called the allegations `baseless accusations` undermining a two-state solution, adding that `Hamas is a terrorist organization that carried out the worst anti-Semitic massacre of the 21st century`.
  • Looking ahead, the EU will demand a stop to new settlements, as French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said the European Commission will soon take tougher action.
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At the heart of these allegations is a meeting allegedly held in the emirate of Qatar on 16 October 2020

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According to French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, following moves by Saudi Arabia and France, Arab countries will condemn Hamas and demand its disarmament.

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Arutz Sheva broke the news in Israel on Saturday, July 26, 2025.
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