PARIS, Dec. 28– French President Emmanuel Macron expressed Wednesday his deep concern to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the heavy civilian casualties and the intensifying humanitarian emergency in Gaza. In a phone conversation, Macron reiterated Israel’s obligation to protect civilians, the urgent need to deliver aid to the people of Gaza and the importance of working towards a lasting ceasefire by all regional and international partners, according to a statement issued by the presidential Elysee Palace. To this end, France will be working with Jordan in the coming days to carry out humanitarian operations in Gaza, Macron said, urging Israel to take all necessary steps to stop violence committed by certain settlers against Palestinian civilians, and suspend any settlement project in the West Bank that threatens the two-state solution. The death toll of Palestinians from Israel’s attacks in the Gaza Strip has topped 21,000, according to the Gaza-based Ministry of Health.
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