AhlulBayt News Agency: French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has reiterated his country’s determination to recognize the State of Palestine. He emphasized that urgent international action is needed due to the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
In a Sunday interview with LCI, Barrot condemned the Israeli killing of Palestinian civilians seeking aid, calling the events “a disgrace” and a violation of human dignity.
He stated that over 500 Palestinians were killed and 4,000 injured in May while trying to obtain food assistance, highlighting the severity of the crisis.
Barrot affirmed that France and the European Union stand ready to assist in a fair and secure distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza.
He criticized Israel’s limited aid delivery scheme, implemented since May 27 with U.S. support, which has occurred outside UN oversight and has involved shootings at Palestinians waiting in food lines.
Barrot said civilians are being forced into a terrible choice between starvation and the risk of being shot, and stressed that there is no justification for Israel’s continued attacks on Gaza.
He reiterated France’s commitment to recognizing the State of Palestine as part of a coordinated international initiative aiming to create viable conditions for peace.
Meanwhile, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty also called for expanded global recognition of Palestine along the 1967 borders with East al-Quds as its capital.
In a Cairo meeting with EU envoy Christophe Bigot, Abdelatty supported a two-state solution and urged the launch of an international peace conference to resolve the Palestinian issue.
The two sides discussed the worsening humanitarian conditions in the West Bank and ongoing diplomatic efforts with Qatar and the U.S. to achieve a Gaza ceasefire and facilitate aid and prisoner exchanges.
Currently, more than 140 UN member states recognize Palestine, with Spain, Ireland, and Norway having joined that list in the past year.
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