France may toughen stance on Israel if it continues blocking Gaza aid, Macron says

France could harden its position on Israel if it continues to block humanitarian aid to Gaza, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, May 30, reiterating that Paris was committed to two-state solution to resolve the Israel-Palestinian conflict, Reuters reports.

“The humanitarian blockade is creating a situation that is untenable on the ground,” Macron said at a joint press conference with Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

“And so, if there is no response that meets the humanitarian situation in the coming hours and days, obviously, we will have to toughen our collective position,” Macron said, adding that France may consider applying sanctions against Israeli settlers.

Macron was speaking in Singapore on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s premier security forum, which runs this year from May 30-June 1.