Noël Barrot said the European Union is having “tough discussions” with Israel to help speed humanitarian and financial aid to Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza.

Saudi Arabia and France on Tuesday called on countries at the United Nations to support a declaration that outlines "tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps" towards implementing a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians.

The Department of State said the decision to recognize a Palestinian state gives "false hope" to terrorists and denigrates Hamas's victims.

PARIS: France on Tuesday condemned the “murder” in the West Bank of a Palestinian activist who contributed to an Oscar-winning documentary, describing Israeli settler violence as “terrorism”.

The leaders of Germany, France and Britian are weighing up whether to dispatch their foreign secretaries to Israel next week, the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday.

The Palestinian authorities accused Israeli settlers of killing Mr Awdah Muhammad Hathaleen. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

France on Monday called on the European Union to pressure Israel to agree to a two-state solution with the Palestinians, the latest escalation from the French as they seek an end to the deadly Gaza war days after pledging to recognize Palestine as a state.

Dozens of ministers will gather at the United Nations on Monday for a delayed conference to work toward a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians. Still, the US and Israel are boycotting the event. The 193-member UN General Assembly decided in September last year that such a conference would be held in 2025.