UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on world leaders attending the upcoming UN conference in New York to "keep the two-state solution alive". Israel has already announced it will not take part.
Macron said discussions were "ongoing" as he prepares to host a conference on Palestinian statehood this month.
Israel and its key ally, the United States, are pushing back against what they view as a unilateral initiative that sidelines Israeli concerns.
France has clarified that potential recognition of a Palestinian state will not be part of the final declaration at an upcoming international conference set to convene in New York in about two weeks. A senior French diplomat explained that the summit is actually intended to assist Israel, and added that its vision includes a demand for the release of hostages and an explicit call for Hamas to be disarmed.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee delivered a scathing rejection of French and Saudi Arabian efforts to advance Palestinian statehood recognition, suggesting Paris should "carve out a piece of the French Riviera" instead of pressuring Israel during wartime, while simultaneously warning that Iran represents the greatest threat to global peace.
Indonesia's president, standing with France's Macron, lays out conditions for diplomatic ties just weeks before Palestinian statehood conference.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar delivered a stark warning to his counterparts in the United Kingdom, France, and several other nations, amid growing international momentum toward unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state. In response to a summit led by French President Emmanuel Macron and scheduled to take place in New York next month, Jerusalem has issued fierce objections, denouncing the initiative as a "moral distortion and a reward for terrorism." Sa’ar stated unequivocally: "Unilateral moves against Israel will be met with unilateral Israeli measures."
Officials in White House tell Israeli counterparts that reports of possible arrival of vice president incorrect and he is expected to return to the US on Monday.
The dealmaker diplomat and Krav Maga fighter, speaking with The Atlantic, fends of criticism, saying he is "a truth teller." When asked why Israel was not part of the direct Hamas negotiations, he answers: "The president is the president, and I follow his orders."
The harsh rebuke from Jerusalem followed Macron's interview with TF1 television, where the French leader delivered some of his strongest criticisms yet of Israel's military operations.