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European Leaders Press for Peace in Middle East
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, JUL 25 – Leaders of Britain, France, and Germany demand unrestricted humanitarian aid and call for an immediate ceasefire amid escalating hunger and casualties in Gaza, reports say.
- On Friday, Britain, France, and Germany issued a joint statement calling for an immediate ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian aid in Gaza to end the humanitarian catastrophe.
- This joint call followed French President Macron's surprise announcement on Thursday that France will recognize a Palestinian state, exposing divisions among European allies.
- The escalating humanitarian emergency in Gaza, marked by increasing hunger and child fatalities, has raised concern among Israel’s key allies, while Israel and the United States have criticized France’s decision to recognize Palestine.
- Over 140 nations have officially acknowledged a Palestinian state, yet the UK—which has supported a two-state solution since 1980—has declined to follow France’s lead, despite 221 MPs calling on Prime Minister Starmer to do so.
- Leaders stand ready to support further action for peace and ceasefire while Germany said it would increase pressure if progress stalls but did not specify measures.
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The Quad-City Times
European leaders press for peace in Middle East
LONDON — The leaders of Britain, France and Germany demanded Israel allow unrestricted aid into Gaza to end a “humanitarian catastrophe,” after French President Emmanuel Macron announced that his country will be the first major Western power to recognize a…
Following an "emergency interview", France, Germany and the United Kingdom demanded, in a joint communiqué, that "the humanitarian disaster in Gaza should cease immediately." On Friday, the World Food Programme (WFP) estimated that almost one in three people had not eaten in the Palestinian enclave for several days.
In a joint statement, Friedrich Merz, Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer plead for a two-state solution in the Middle East. The next phase in the Gaza Strip must be accompanied by a "reduction of the Israeli armed forces."
The leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Germany demanded that Israel allow unrestricted aid into Gaza to put an end to a “humanitarian catastrophe”, after French President Emmanuel Macron announced that his country will become the first great Western power to recognize a Palestinian state. The joint statement, issued after a call by Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, calls for an immediate cea…
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