Macron and Abbas call for ‘urgent’ Gaza truce

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and French President Emmanuel Macron called for an “urgent” ceasefire in Gaza during a phone conversation, according to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa. “They emphasised the urgent need for a ceasefire, the acceleration of humanitarian aid delivery, the rejection of the displacement of the Palestinian people from their land, and for the Palestinian Authority to assume responsibility in the Gaza Strip,” the agency reported.