Overview

• Israel said it will mobilize 60,000 reservists and extend the service of about 20,000 more for an expanded operation in Gaza City that military officials indicated could begin within days.
• Macron spoke with Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Egypt’s President el-Sisi, urging a permanent ceasefire, the release of all hostages, major aid deliveries, Hamas disarmament, and a stronger Palestinian Authority role.
• France is preparing to co-chair a UN meeting with Saudi Arabia in September to advance a political track toward a two-state outcome, alongside its planned recognition of Palestinian statehood.
• Macron’s office labeled Netanyahu’s assertion linking France’s recognition plan to rising antisemitic violence as “erroneous” and “abject,” as French Jewish institutions report elevated incident levels compared with 2022.
• Hamas said it accepted a mediator-backed 60-day ceasefire proposal with staged hostage-prisoner exchanges, which Israel is reviewing while insisting all remaining hostages be freed at once, and Israel also approved the contentious E1 West Bank settlement project.