Gaza, Macron and Palestinian state
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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,
Israel will coordinate airdrops of aid into Gaza from foreign countries in the coming days, an Israeli security official confirmed to ABC News.
The leaders of Britain, France, and Germany plan to hold an emergency call Friday about the hunger crisis 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.
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TheJournal.ie on MSNStarmer rejects calls for Palestinian statehood as he progresses plans to airdrop aid into GazaYesterday, Israel said it will allow airdrops of aid by foreign countries into Gaza to alleviate starvation in the Palestinian territory, where there is widespread devastation. A readout of Starmer’s call with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz had no mention of the issue of Palestinian statehood.
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.