Overview
- The Élysée refers to Mahmoud Abbas as “president of the State of Palestine” following France’s September recognition at the UN General Assembly.
- Talks will cover next steps on security, governance and reconstruction with Arab and international partners, with a joint declaration planned at day’s end.
- Emmanuel Macron will press for continuous humanitarian access to Gaza, according to the French presidency.
- Paris will push reform of the Palestinian Authority, which it calls essential for lasting stability and a viable, democratic Palestinian state alongside Israel.
- The United States has submitted a draft UN Security Council resolution backing a stabilization framework as President Donald Trump says a force will deploy “very soon,” while France has officers in the planning cell and has dispatched a civilian team and a gendarmerie general.