France is, together with Saudi Arabia, a co -host of the June conference, pressing on a two -state solution. Macron said that he hopes that participants who formally do not recognize Israel will do the same.
“We must strive to recognize and do it in the coming months” – said the French president. “I do not do it for unity or to satisfy this or another person. I do it because at some point it will be fair.”
Macron's comments appeared after Israel resumed the bombing of the Gaza Strip last month. The two -month truce came to an end, and the conversation about the suspension of weapons between Israel and Hamas broke down. Since then, the Israelis have suspended the supply of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave.
The Israeli war in the Gaza Strip was caused by the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, during which 1.2 thousand were killed. people, and 250 were taken as a hostage. The Ministry of Health managed by Hamas claims that As a result of the conflict in the Gaza Zone, over 50,000 were killed. people. This number includes both civil victims and fighters.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has a deep response in France, which is Home for the largest Jewish and Muslim communities in Europe. The country has always been in favor of a two -state solution, but was based on calls to recognize the Palestinian state, often arguing that Paris would do it only if it served a room process.
Macron's comments appeared at the end of a three-day trip to Egypt, during which the president visited the Palestinian healing hospital in the city of Al-Arisz, near the border with the Gaza Strip. “I want to believe in peace. Today the conflict intensified and is terrible. Nothing reaches from March 2 [do Strefy Gazy] – There is no water, food, medications, and none of the wounded leaves” – said the French leader.
