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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks at a press briefing with Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in Singapore today. — AFP pic
SINGAPORE, May 30 — French President Emmanuel Macron said today that European countries should “harden the collective position” against Israel if it does not respond appropriately to the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
With international pressure mounting on Israel over the deepening hunger crisis in Gaza, Macron said action was needed “in the next few hours and days”.
He also asserted recognition of a Palestinian state with conditions was “not only a moral duty, but a political necessity”.
If there was no response in line with the humanitarian situation in Gaza “in the coming hours and days... we will have to harden our collective position,” Macron said on a visit to Singapore.
This meant dropping an assumption that human rights were being respected “and apply sanctions”, the French leader said hours before addressing a defence summit in the city-state.
Macron is on a diplomatic tour in Southeast Asia which also saw him visit Vietnam and Indonesia earlier this week.
While in Jakarta, Macron and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto issued a joint statement condemning Israeli plans to take control of Gaza and any moves to “forcibly remove the Palestinian population from their homeland”.
Paris hoped to “trigger a movement of recognition for a Palestinian state under certain conditions”, including the demilitarisation of Hamas and recognition of Israel’s right to exist and protect itself, Macron said in the Indonesian capital.
The humanitarian situation in Gaza remained dire despite aid beginning to trickle back into the territory after a more than two-month Israeli blockade.
Food security experts said starvation was looming for one in five people.
Israel has also intensified its military offensive in what it said was a renewed push to destroy Hamas, whose October 7, 2023 attack triggered the war. — AFP
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