France, Egypt and Jordan call for an “immediate and permanent” ceasefire in Gaza. Head of French diplomacy Stéphane Séjourné also announced that Paris would soon present a proposal for a resolution to the UN Security Council.

The latest report from the Ministry of Health of the Islamist movement Hamas on Saturday reported 32,705 killed, the majority of whom were women and children. The war was sparked by an unprecedented Hamas raid on Israel on October 7, which caused the deaths of some 1,160 Israelis.