France’s President Emmanuel Macron Tuesday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the Palestinian Authority should “ensure governance” of the Gaza Strip.
Macron in phone talks backed the proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal presented by US President Joe Biden.
According to the US president, Israel’s offer would begin with a six-week phase that would see its forces withdraw from populated areas of Gaza and an initial hostage-prisoner exchange.
The parties would then negotiate for a lasting ceasefire, with the truce to continue as long as talks are ongoing.
In its final phase, the plan would lead to the reconstruction of the devastated Palestinian territory without the Palestinian militant group Hamas in power, Biden said.