Macron (right) and Biden stressed avoiding the expansion of the conflict regionally, especially in Lebanon (Reuters)
French President Emmanuel Macron stressed to his American counterpart, Joe Biden, the necessity of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and his opposition to launching an attack on Rafah.
The French presidency stated that Macron and Biden stressed the necessity of reaching an agreement on prisoners that would allow the fighting to stop and end the escalation.
They also stressed the urgent need to ensure humanitarian access to Gaza.
The two sides affirmed their common determination to avoid the expansion of the conflict regionally, especially in Lebanon.
Yesterday, Friday, talks began in Paris to discuss reaching an exchange and truce deal in the Gaza Strip with the participation of Egypt, Qatar, the United States, and an Israeli delegation headed by Mossad chief David Barnea, while an official in the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said that the movement is awaiting what the mediators will return.
Last Tuesday, the United States used its veto power against an Algerian draft resolution in the UN Security Council regarding the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, which obstructed the demand for an immediate ceasefire for humanitarian reasons. This is the third time that Washington has used its veto power since Start this war.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel has been waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip that has left tens of thousands of civilian victims, most of them children and women, in addition to an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe and massive destruction of infrastructure, which led to Tel Aviv being brought before the International Court of Justice on charges of “genocide.” “For the first time since its founding.
Source: Al Jazeera