French President Emmanuel Macron was likely motivated to declare his intent to recognize Palestine by a desire to quell Islamic separatism in his own country.

Anthony Albanese said Australia will not join France's move to recognise the state of Palestine as he condemned Israel's blockade on aid into Gaza. (Dominic Lorrimer) Palestinians carry sacks and boxes of food and humanitarian aid,

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated France for its decision to recognize the State of Palestine in a phone call with French leader

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Tuesday issued a sharp condemnation of Israel's expanding military operations in the Gaza Strip. "The humanitarian situation in Gaza is disgraceful, it is a scandal that must be ended immediately,

The Society of Journalists at AFP warns that Gaza-based freelancers face absolute poverty and health deterioration, with one photographer lacking strength to work.

As hunger tightens its grip on Gaza, local journalists documenting the crisis are now starving alongside the people they cover.