The discussions, which lasted 90 minutes, covered Iran and Gaza and focused on the "the efforts to release our hostages," with the PM saying Israel "not relenting, even for a moment."
Diplomatic official appeared to suggest another meeting could materialize if breakthrough reached regarding Syria or Hamas. On the objective to neutralize Hamas’ military capabilities, the official described its practical application would be where, “There is no Hamas. It has laid down its weapons. People have surrendered."
They reached consensus on these fundamental principles in general terms: Gaza hostilities to conclude within two weeks, Abraham Accords expansion to include Syria and Saudi Arabia, a two-state solution with limited Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.
Sources tell Asharq Al-Awsat that Ramallah must enact reforms and Gaza must disarm. Western official says "no recognition without this path.”
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.
