Overview

• Hours after Israel and Hamas agreed in Sharm el-Sheikh to a ceasefire that includes releasing remaining living hostages, Paris hosted ministers to map Gaza’s security, governance, reconstruction and humanitarian priorities.
• Emmanuel Macron said the effort runs in parallel with the US 20‑point plan, highlighting a proposed UN‑mandated international stabilisation force to train and equip Palestinian forces with Jordan and Egypt.
• The United States did not attend, with French officials citing scheduling, and Foreign Minister Jean‑Noel Barrot said countries identified areas they are ready to handle and will share them with Washington.
• Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar denounced the Paris gathering as “unnecessary and harmful” and asserted no arrangements for Gaza would proceed without Israel’s consent.
• Participants discussed support for the Palestinian Authority and possible contributions, including Indonesia’s earlier offer of troops and the EU’s readiness to resume its EUBAM Rafah border‑training mission, as Macron warned that accelerating West Bank settlements endangers a future Palestinian state.