Overview
- The Élysée says the meeting will focus on the full application of the Gaza ceasefire, with discussions on security, governance and reconstruction in coordination with Arab and international partners.
- France refers to Mahmoud Abbas as president of the State of Palestine, reflecting Paris’s formal recognition announced at the UN General Assembly in September.
- President Donald Trump has said an international force will deploy to Gaza very soon, and Washington has submitted a draft UN Security Council resolution to support the peace effort.
- France has positioned three officers within a U.S.-run coordination structure in Israel and has sent a civilian team including two diplomats, with a gendarmerie general due to join this week.
- Macron plans to press for continuous humanitarian access to Gaza and for reforms of the Palestinian Authority, whose domestic authority and legitimacy are widely questioned in reporting.