The remarks appeared to leave little to no room, at least in the short term, to resume negotiations to pause the fighting, at a time when international concern is mounting over worsening #hunger in war-shattered #Gaza.
French President Emmanuel #Macron, responding to the deteriorating #humanitarian situation in Gaza, announced overnight that Paris would become the first major Western power to recognise an #independent #PalestinianState. Britain & Germany said they were not yet ready to do so.