France's Macron: Paris conference on Gaza aims to complement U.S. initiative

Ministerial meeting on the implementation of the Middle East peace plan at the Quai d'Orsay

France's President Emmanuel Macron, next to Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, speaks during a ministerial meeting on the implementation of the Middle East peace plan at the Quai d'Orsay, in Paris, France October 9, 2025. Thomas Samson/Pool via REUTERS

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French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that the coming hours will be decisive for cementing peace in Gaza and that the current conference on the matter held in Paris aimed to work in parallel with the U.S. initiative.

France is hosting a meeting of foreign ministers from Western and Arab countries in Paris on Thursday to discuss an international peacekeeping force and reconstruction assistance for Gaza once the fighting stops.

Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas signed an agreement on Thursday to cease fire and free Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump's initiative to end the war in Gaza.

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