European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has strongly condemned an incident involving a French MEP who removed an Israeli flag from an exhibition commemorating the victims of the October 7 attacks. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lovin Malta (@lovinmalta)Rima Hassan, a French-Palestinian MEP, was filmed removing the Israeli flag from a display inside the European Parliament in Strasbourg. An EU flag attached to the same stand also fell to the ground.Addressing the European Parliament, Metsola said the incident was being treated “extremely seriously”, confirming that appropriate measures were being taken under parliamentary rules.“We cannot have damage to property. And we cannot have attempts to intimidate rather than to debate,” Metsola told fellow MEPs.She stressed that the European Parliament must remain a place where everyone feels safe, regardless of their political views.Hassan has acknowledged removing the Israeli flag but denied deliberately knocking down the EU flag. Her office said the second flag fell accidentally and insisted that neither flag was damaged or trampled on.The MEP defended her actions as a protest against Israeli government policies, maintaining that they were not directed at the victims being commemorated.The incident is now under review by European Parliament officials, with Hassan potentially facing disciplinary measures. No final sanction has been announced.What do you make of Metsola’s response?X Video: JBreakingNews•