Macron says Trump ‘very determined' to secure new Gaza ceasefire - War on Gaza
French President Emmanuel Macron has said Donald Trump is 'very determined' to broker a new ceasefire in Gaza, following a phone call with the US president.
Speaking at a news conference in Brussels on Thursday after a meeting of EU leaders, Macron said Trump was 'very much aware of the importance of a ceasefire' after the US-brokered truce that ended 12 days of Israeli war on Iran and direct Iranian retaliation against Israel earlier this month.
'I think his commitment is crucial on this issue,' Macron said.
The two leaders also discussed the situation in the Middle East and Ukraine, according to Macron's office.
Earlier in June, Macron announced that a UN conference on a two-state solution, scheduled to take place in New York this month, had been postponed due to 'logistical and security reasons'. He said the meeting would go ahead 'as soon as possible'.
At the time, Macron said he expected the New York conference would mark progress 'towards recognising Palestine', without providing further details.
He has repeatedly reaffirmed France's 'determination' to recognise a Palestinian state 'under any circumstances' and suggested the move could come in June.
The postponement followed a wave of Israeli attacks on Iran's nuclear sites that culminated in a US strike on three key facilities. Iran responded with direct attacks on Israel and a strike on a US military base in Qatar.
The 12-day war saw senior Iranian military officials and scientists assassinated, some in their homes alongside family members, killing at least 610 civilians.
In Gaza, a separate Israeli war that began on 7 October 2023 has killed at least 56,000 people, the majority of them women and children, according to Gaza's health ministry.
Meanwhile, a three-month siege has triggered a severe humanitarian crisis, with Israeli forces carrying out daily attacks on aid sites operated by the US and Israel, killing scores of starved Palestinians seeking food in a territory where relentless bombing has displaced over 2 million people and pushed the population into famine.
*This story was edited by Ahram Online.
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