France’s President Emmanuel Macron says he will decide “in the next couple of days” whether France will harden its position against Israel and take concrete steps over the Gaza war.Macron could recognize a Palestinian state around a UN conference on the topic,

"While we have to postpone this conference for logistical and security reasons, it will take place as soon as possible," Macron said at a press conference.

As Israel and Iran threaten increased attacks, world leaders stress restraint amid fears of a wider conflagration.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that Iran bore a heavy responsibility for destabilisation of the Middle East and that it had pushed ahead with an unjustified nuclear programme, but he also urged restraint after Israel struck Iran.

The Israel-Gaza question has plagued Macron for months as he tries to rally the EU and other international bodies into more decisive action.

A death spiral in Gaza with no end in sight, a Middle East peace process that’s been moribund for years.

French President Emmanuel Macron (R) shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas during a meeting on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 25, 2024. (LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)

The United Nations chief on Thursday urged world leaders and officials attending an upcoming U.N. conference on ending the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict “to keep the two-state solution alive.

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke recently of “double standards” in international politics. Germany’s Friedrich Merz questioned Israel’s military goals in Gaza. The U.S. sanctions ...

A Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists arrived at an Israeli port Monday after Israeli forces

Distinguished lawyers, senior humanitarians and diplomats tell Jeremy Bowen why they are increasingly concerned about the catastrophe inside Gaza.