At meeting in Paris with Jean-Noel Barrot, Berger urges firm stance against Hamas, as French-Israeli tensions mount over Gaza and push for Palestinian state recognition

France and Saudi Arabia are quietly working on a new plan to disarm Hamas as part of a broader effort to bring peace to Gaza and push forward Palestinian statehood. According to sources familiar with the talks,

France and Saudi Arabia are working on a proposal to disarm the Iran-backed militant group Hamas and pave the way for its demobilization, according to people familiar with the discussions.

France has stepped up police patrols around Jewish sites following the deadly shooting of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington. The attack is being treated as an anti-Semitic terror act. At the

“By asking Israel to end a defensive war for our survival before Hamas terrorists on our border are destroyed, and by demanding a Palestinian state, the leaders in London, Ottawa, and Paris are offering a huge prize for the genocidal attack on Israel on Oct. 7, while inviting more such atrocities,” he said according to a statement from his office.

France will do it because France believes in a lasting political solution for the region, in the interest of Israel’s security as well as in the interest of the Palestinians’ security,' says Foreign M

Israel's easing of humanitarian aid access to Gaza is insufficient, France's foreign minister said on Tuesday, warning its ally that the new offensive on Gaza had to stop or there would be consequences.

By asking Israel to end a defensive war for our survival before Hamas terrorists on our border are destroyed and by demanding a Palestinian state, the leaders in London, Ottowa and Paris are offering a huge prize for the genocidal attack on Israel on October 7 while inviting more…

France’s focus on EU financing follows cases of EU money being used to fund campaigns that did not respect France’s secular values, or to allegedly fund entities linked to Islamist movements, said a person familiar with work on the proposal. Secularism — or laïcité — is enshrined in France’s constitution.