Gaza, Macron and Palestinian state
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The leaders of Britain, France, and Germany plan to hold an emergency call Friday about the hunger crisis in Gaza.
The call comes after the three leaders spoke again by phone on Saturday morning, following Friday's conversation. According to the British PM Keir Starmer, the E3 leaders talked about the situation in Gaza,
The UK is working with Jordan on plans to air drop aid into Gaza and evacuate children needing medical assistance, Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed in a call with. The Prime Minister held emergency talks with Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz on Saturday amid mounting global anger at the humanitarian conditions in the enclave.
French President Emmanuel Macron’s bid to recognise a Palestinian state could shift power dynamics in West Asia, pressure Western allies and revive long-stalled peace efforts amid growing frustration over the ongoing war in Gaza.
Emmanuel Macron’s position on a Palestinian state “doesn’t matter,” President Donald Trump said after the French president announced he would recognise the war-torn territory as a state.
"The humanitarian catastrophe that we are witnessing in Gaza must end now," a joint statement from the three countries reads.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump appeared on Friday to abandon Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Hamas.
More than 1,000 people have also been killed by Israeli gunfire near aid distribution sites in Gaza, according to the United Nations. Most of those are operated by GHF, which opened its aid distribution sites on May 27.