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Macron tells Netanyahu the ordeal of Gazan civilians 'must end'

French President Emmanuel Macron with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after a press conference in Jerusalem on 24 October 2023. © AFP - Christophe Ena

French President Emmanuel Macron has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Natanyahu in a phonecall that the suffering of Gazan civilians "must end" and that only a ceasefire in Gaza could free remaining Israeli hostages. He also called for the prospect of a two-state solution to be revisited.

"The ordeal the civilian populations of Gaza are going through must end," Macron posted on X after his call on Tuesday with Netanyahu.

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