France’s Foreign Minister: Still work to be done to secure Israel-Gaza truce

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Still work to be done to secure Israel-Gaza truce

A person wears a scarf around their head as protesters gather at an encampment in support of Palestinians in Gaza, on the campus of the University of California, Irvine, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Irvine, California, April 30, 2024. — Reuters pic

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Wednesday, 01 May 2024 8:12 PM MYT

CAIRO, May 1 — France’s foreign minister said today that there was still work to be done to secure a truce between Israel and Gaza after he was updated by Egyptian officials in Cairo on the status of negotiations.

“We came to coordinate our efforts for a truce. The messages given by France and its Arab partners in the region is that Israel pulls back on this offensive in Rafah,” Stéphane Séjourne said after meeting his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shukri.

He declined to say how optimistic he was of a deal being concluded, but added that if there were a truce he hoped that three French-Israeli dual nationals being held by Hamas would be on the list for release. — Reuters