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France, Germany and the UK Israel ends “humanitarian catastrophe” over Gaza aid

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French, German and British leaders demanded Israeli unlimited aid to Gaza to end the “humanitarian catastrophe,” on Friday a day after French President Emmanuel Macron announced that his country would become the first major Western force to recognize the Palestinian state.

An allegation issued after a call between Macron, German Prime Minister Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Kiel Starmer called for an immediate ceasefire, saying “withholding essential humanitarian assistance to civilians is unacceptable.”

The leader said he was “ready to take further action to support the immediate ceasefire and political processes that lead to lasting security and peace for Israelis, Palestinians and the entire region,” but he did not say what the action was.

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Macron’s surprise announcement on Thursday also revealed how it could ease the worsening humanitarian crisis and end the Israeli-Hamas war among European allies known as the E3.

All three support the state of Palestine as a rule, but Germany said there is no immediate plan to follow the French steps Macron is due formalize at the UN General Assembly in September.

Although the UK has not followed suit, the council has pressured both opposition lawmakers and members of his own Labour government to formally recognize the Palestinian state.

Health Secretary Wes Street on Tuesday called for an announcement that “Palestine’s condition remains, but remains to be recognized.”

On Friday, 221 of the House’s 650 lawmakers signed a letter urging Starmer to recognize the Palestinian state.

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“Since 1980, we have supported the two states’ solutions. Such recognition would give the substance of that position,” said a letter signed by several government and opposition lawmakers.

After Friday’s E3 call, Starme condemned “continued hostages, hunger for humanitarian assistance against Palestinians, increased violence from extremist settlers and increased disproportionate military escalation in Israel’s Gaza.”

He said that “awareness of the Palestinian state” must be one of the paths to peace.

“I’m clear about that. But it must ultimately be part of a broader plan that will bring resolution and lasting security for the two Palestinian and Israeli states,” he said.

Over 140 countries recognize the Palestinian state, including 12 Europeans. However, France is the first G7 country and the largest country in Europe to take that step.

Both Israel and the United States have denounced the French decision.

The UK has long supported the idea of an independent Palestinian state that exists with Israel, but it says recognition should come as part of the two negotiated state solution to the conflict.

Such a solution appears far away. There have been no years of negotiations between Israel and Palestinians, when Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, sparked the current war.

The humanitarian crisis warns Israel’s allies

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where hunger has spread and children have died, has sparked vigilance even among Israel’s closest allies.

Germany has traditionally been a particularly stubborn ally of European Israel, and has developed relationships rooted in Holocaust history.

Recognizing the Palestinian state is “one of the conclusion measures” when negotiating solutions for the two states, saying that they “we are not planning to recognize the Palestinian state in the short term.”

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However, Berlin has also recently sharpened its tone, explaining that it is unable to tolerate Israeli military actions in Gaza and is seeking greater humanitarian assistance, but appears to prefer to try and influence Israeli officials through direct contact.

In a statement Friday, the German government said it was in a “constant exchange” with the Israeli government and other partners on issues that include the ceasefire in Gaza and the need to significantly improve humanitarian aid.

He said that if there were no progress, he was “ready to raise the pressure,” but he didn’t go into detail about how to do this.

The UK has suspended several arms sales to Israel, suspended free trade talks and sanctions, and sanctions on far-right government ministers, but its priorities are under strong pressure to do more.

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