France “set” to recognise the Palestinian state

French top diplomat Jean-Noel Barrot has also said that Paris supports an initiative led by the Netherlands for a review of the co-operation agreement between the European Union and Israel, which could affect political and economic relations, the AFP reports.

France's President Emmanuel Macron has left open the possibility that France will become the next European country to recognise a Palestinian state during a conference of the United Nations Organisation in June.

We cannot leave Gaza children a legacy of violence and hatred. Therefore, all this has to stop, and for this very reason we are determined to recognise a Palestinian state”, Barrot said of the French Inter radio station, reports Radio Free Europe.

And, and I'm working actively on this, because we want to contribute to a political solution in the interest of Palestinians, but also to Israel's security”, he added.

Barrot spoke after Macro joined British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Canadian Mark Carney, in a rare joint communique that angered Israel.

Communications said that “we will not sit back”, threatened to add concrete “if Israel continues blocking aid, and said that “we are committed to recognising a Palestinian state”.

Asked what these actions could include, Barrot again called on the EU for approval of the Dutch request for revising the agreement between Israel and the bloc, and, in particular, for investigating possible violations of the deal on the part of Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah has authorized a limited amount of humanitarian aid, after over two and a half months of total blockade of Palestinian territory, which is facing a catastrophic humanitarian situation.

But, Barrot has said this is “ably insufficient”.

The situation in Gaza is “inexcusable due to undisputed violence, and the stalemate was humanitarian aid from the Israeli government has turned Gaza into a death trap, if not a” cemetery.

When sowing violence, reaping violence”, he added, warning Israel.

The Gaza war began when Hamas-led militants attacked the south of Israel, killing about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking another 251 hostage. Hamas members are still holding 58 hostages believed to be alive, as most of the rest have been released under ceasefire agreements and others.

Israel's revenge offensive, which has destroyed large parts of Gaza, has killed over 53,000 Palestinians -- mainly women and children -- according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, which does not differentiate between civilians and fighters in its calculations.

The war has displaced about 90 percent of Gaza's population, most of them several times. /Periscope/