French President Emmanuel Macron is signalling a hardening of his position on Israel in the war in Gaza as officials increasingly criticise the high death toll after an initial period of support for its military response to the October 7 attacks. Mr Macron blamed Israel for the death of 112 Palestinians last week after Israeli forces opened fire on a crowd gathered around an aid convoy in northern Gaza.

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