Today, Thursday, during the opening of the humanitarian conference on Gaza in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron called for “working towards a ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip.

Macron said in his speech during the opening of the conference, “In the near term, we must work to protect civilians. For this reason, there is a need for a quick humanitarian truce and we must work for a ceasefire.”

The French President stressed that it is "necessary" to protect civilians in the Gaza Strip and that there can be no double standards with regard to protecting human lives. He added, "This is non-negotiable."

He pointed out that the humanitarian situation is deteriorating "more every day" in Gaza, calling for aid to be coordinated and organized in a concrete way so that it can be transferred.

Macron also announced that his country would increase its aid to the Gaza Strip to 100 million euros.

It is noteworthy that Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh is participating in the International Conference for Gaza Relief in Paris, at the initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron, and with high-level international participation.

The conference is held to call for respect for international humanitarian law, protect civilians and humanitarian workers, enhance access to humanitarian aid, meet the humanitarian and relief needs of the Gaza Strip in the health, water, energy and food sectors, and call for mobilizing financial support in order to support effective international agencies and organizations. On the field.

Participating in the conference are: the President of the European Union, the President of the Council of Europe, the President of Cyprus, the Prime Ministers of Greece, Norway, Ireland, Belgium, and Luxembourg, in addition to the Canadian, British, and Dutch Ministers of Cooperation, the Foreign Ministers of Sweden, Portugal, and Turkey, the Egyptian Foreign Minister, and the President of the Jordanian Hashemite Commission. The US Deputy Secretary of State for Humanitarian Affairs and the German Deputy Foreign Minister.

The heads of United Nations organizations will also participate in the conference, including: the heads of UNRWA, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, UNICEF, and others.