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France’s Macron Reaffirmed Need for Gaza Ceasefire in Call with Qatar’s Emir

French President Emmanuel Macron looks on before his meeting with Argentina's President at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris, on July 26, 2024. (AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron looks on before his meeting with Argentina's President at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris, on July 26, 2024. (AFP)
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France’s Macron Reaffirmed Need for Gaza Ceasefire in Call with Qatar’s Emir

French President Emmanuel Macron looks on before his meeting with Argentina's President at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris, on July 26, 2024. (AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron looks on before his meeting with Argentina's President at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris, on July 26, 2024. (AFP)

French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone call on Friday with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, during which Macron reaffirmed his calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, said a statement from Macron's office.

Macron, who also spoke to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday, added that France would remain mobilized within the United Nations' peacekeeping force UNIFIL to try and maintain stability in Lebanon.

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Saudi Arabia Condemns Attacks on Sudanese IDP Camps

Saudi Arabia Condemns Attacks on Sudanese IDP Camps
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Saudi Arabia Condemns Attacks on Sudanese IDP Camps

Saudi Arabia Condemns Attacks on Sudanese IDP Camps

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's condemnation of the recent attacks on internally displaced persons (IDP) camps near El Fasher (Zamzam and Abu Shouk) in western Sudan, which resulted in deaths and injuries and constitute a clear violation of international law and international humanitarian law.
In a statement, the ministry reiterated the Kingdom's firm rejection of such violations and stressed the urgent need to protect relief and humanitarian personnel, SPA reported.

It underscored the importance of an immediate cessation of hostilities, the avoidance of targeting civilians, and the full implementation of the Jeddah Declaration of Commitment to Protect the Civilians of Sudan, signed on May 11, 2023.
The ministry conveyed its deepest condolences to the families of the victims and extended its wishes for a swift recovery to those injured.