[1/3] French President Emmanuel Macron, left, shakes hands with Israel's President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. ... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreSummary Macron visits IsraelProposes that anti-Islamic State coalition fights HamasGives no details on planJERUSALEM, Oct 24 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron proposed on Tuesday that an international coalition fighting against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria be widened to include the fight against the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza. Macron gave no detail on how the U.S.-led coalition of dozens of countries, of which Israel is not a member, could be involved. Macron, who warned against the risks of a regional conflict, also said the fight against Hamas "must be without mercy but not without rules". The French president, who met families of French victims at Tel Aviv airport, said freeing nine French hostages was a priority for France.

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Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Isaac Herzog, Israel, Macron, Benjamin Netanyahu, it's, Mahmoud Abbas, Karim Emile Bitar, Tassilo Hummel, Michael Georgy, Michel Rose, Ingrid Melander, Kevin Liffey, Mike Harrison, Robert Birsel Organizations: Islamic, Palestinian, Hamas, Israeli, Daesh, France, West Bank, IRIS, Thomson Locations: Jerusalem, Israel, Gaza, JERUSALEM, Islamic State, Iraq, Syria, U.S, France, Daesh, Tel Aviv, Jordan's, Amman, Ramallah, Beirut, Paris