Question 9679 — embassies and consulates

Summary

Ms. Marianne Maximi draws the attention of the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs to the lack of diplomatic and consular protection granted to French nationals who are members of the freedom flotilla. This week, a new freedom flotilla will set sail for the Gaza Strip, bringing together more than 300 crew members from around the world. Among them are many French nationals. Summer 2025, several Parliamentarians have participated in similar initiatives. However, the MP notes that while the blockade of Gaza is illegal under international law, in particular the 4th additional protocol of the Geneva Convention, which is imposed erga omnes on the State of Israel, the flotilla was boarded and the national nationals, even though they benefited from the status of parliamentarians for a large part of them, did not were assisted by the services of the Quai d'Orsay. The MP therefore insists, in addition to the illegal nature of the blockade, on the equally illegal nature of the arrest and detention of French nationals. She notes that this situation is all the more incomprehensible as France is preparing to recognize the existence of the State of Palestine, giving this initiative additional legitimacy, if it were needed. Therefore, she would like to know what diplomatic and consular protection measures it intends to put in place, like what Spain has done regarding its own nationals.

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