Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said France has been hit by an “invasion of extremist Islam” after weekend protests over economic conditions degenerated into riots, according to the Times of Israel.

In an interview with i24News, he said, according to the interpreter's translation, that French leaders “did not prepare in time” and “succumbed to the invasion of extremist Islam”. Netanyahu also said he told French President Emmanuel Macron after the October 7, 2023 attack that “if we do not eliminate them here, you will have them in Paris”, according to the Hindustan Times.