Middle East war: Israel denies entry to French journalist

Israeli authorities have expelled a French journalist, Alice Froussard, who has been reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for Radio France and Radio France International (RFI) for several years.

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The recommendation of the ministry was accepted, and the journalist was expelled and put back on a plane to France.

Froussard was denied entry into Israel upon her arrival at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport. The Ministry of Diaspora and Combating Antisemitism stated that the recommendation to deny her entry was accepted, leading to her expulsion and immediate return to France.

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An impediment to press freedom.

Minister Amichaï Chikli accused Froussard of supporting the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. He wrote in a statement that the journalist "attempted to enter Israel and resume her work here permanently, but the ministry's recommendation was accepted, and the journalist was expelled and put back on a plane to France."

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The Israeli authorities have not provided RFI with any justification for this decision.

RFI has denounced Israel's decision as "an impediment to press freedom." The radio station noted that Israeli authorities have not provided RFI with any justification for this action. RFI expressed its full support for Froussard and protested the expulsion, highlighting the increasing difficulties journalists face in covering the region's events.

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The management of RFI fully supports Alice Froussard and protests against this expulsion which constitutes an impediment to press freedom and which occurs in a context of growing difficulties encountered by journalists in covering the news of the region.