Overview

• Macron told leaders in Singapore that Europe must harden its collective position unless Israel improves its humanitarian response in Gaza within days.
• He warned that France may impose targeted sanctions on Israeli settlers enforcing the aid blockade.
• Despite a partial end to an 11-week blockade, food security experts say one in five Gazans risks starvation.
• Macron reiterated support for a two-state solution and pushed for conditional recognition of a Palestinian state, requiring Hamas’s demilitarization.
• His remarks precede a mid-June UN conference co-hosted by France to outline a roadmap for Palestinian statehood.