Emmanuel Macron and Abdel Fatah al-Sissi spoke by telephone this Saturday. French president and his Egyptian counterpart expressed “their extreme concern” about the “already catastrophic humanitarian situation” They stressed “the urgency of drastically increasing the flow of aid to the population of Gaza” The two heads of state also insisted “on the urgency of achieving a ceasefire and the release of the hostages” Israel has vowed to annihilate Hamas, which it classifies, like the United States and the European Union, as “terrorist”