PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in Paris on Tuesday to discuss the “full implementation” of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, the Elysee said. The meeting comes a month into a fragile truce between Hamas and Israel, following two years of war triggered by the Palestinian militant group’s October 7, 2023 attack against Israel. Abbas, 89, is the longtime head of the Palestinian Authority, which exercises limited control over parts of the West Bank and is being considered to assume governance in Gaza under the deal.

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in Paris on Tuesday to discuss the “full implementation” of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, the…

By hosting the Palestinian president, Emmanuel Macron aims to regain influence and amplify the Palestinian Authority's weight in the next stages of Donald Trump's plan for Gaza.

President Emmanuel Macron said France and the Palestinian Authority will create a joint panel to draft a new constitution for a Palestinian state.

French President Emmanuel Macron and the 90-year-old Palestinian leader announced the creation of a joint committee tasked with drafting a constitution for the future Palestinian…