Frances Macron condemns Israels Gaza plan as path to permanent war
"This war must end now with a permanent ceasefire," Macron said in a statement, adding Israel's plan to take control of Gaza City was "a disaster of unprecedented gravity and a headlong rush into permanent war."
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