00:00No, Israel isn't planning to take over a French holy site.
00:07This document alleges that the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to take back control of the Tomb of the Kings,
00:14a sacred site which is under French control in East Jerusalem.
00:18The paperwork has been circulating on social media and presents a decision allegedly made by Gidon Saar, Israel's foreign affairs minister.
00:26It suggests that Israel's foreign ministry is looking into holding diplomatic negotiations with the French government.
00:33At the top of the document, Jerusalem Day is mentioned, an Israeli national holiday which marks the moment when Israeli forces took over East Jerusalem following the 1967 Six-Day War.
00:44Jerusalem Day falls yearly in May or June, in line with the Hebrew calendar's month of Iyar.
00:49However, Euroverify found no proof that the document is real.
00:53In a public statement shared on X, Israel's French embassy refuted the allegations and said it deplores such fake news.
01:01France's Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Euroverify it wasn't aware of any official Israeli move planning to take over the site
01:07and that both Israel and the Palestinian Authority recognized France's claims over it.
01:13In addition to various Christian and Jewish religious sites in the region,
01:17France owns four heritage sites in Jerusalem under a treaty known as the Fisher-Chauvel Agreement.
01:22These sites, including the Tomb of the Kings, are known as the French National Domain in the Holy Land,
01:27with some of France's claims over them dating back to the Ottoman era.
01:31The State of Israel doesn't officially recognize the claims,
01:34but has generally respected the privileges associated with the sites.
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