Emmanuel Macron rejects Israeli plan for safe zones in southern Gaza
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6G85G)
French president tells Paris conference that world must pursue a humanitarian ceasefire to save lives
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has rejected Israeli plans to push civilians into safe zones in the south of Gaza and said the world must pursue a humanitarian ceasefire as the only way to save lives in the territory. He was opening a hastily assembled humanitarian conference in Paris attended by politicians, NGOs and leaders of the UN humanitarian movement.
He described the proposal for safe zones in the south of Gaza as a very bad idea that would not guarantee safety because no political agreement existed for them.
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