Israeli and U.S. leaders have denounced President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement that his country will recognize Palestinian statehood, becoming the first major Western power to do so. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “strongly condemned” the move,

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Saturday that recognising the State of Palestine before it is established could be counterproductive.

“What he says doesn’t matter,” Mr. Trump said of Mr. Macron’s announcement, speaking to reporters at the White House on Friday. “That statement doesn’t carry any weight.”

UK, Germany and France have called on Israel to "immediately lift restrictions on flow of aid" as Palestinians in Gaza face a worsening crisis of malnutrition and starvation.

Israel rolled back curbs on aid distribution to Gaza over the weekend in an effort to defuse a growing international outcry over hunger convulsing the shattered Palestinian enclave.

Israel’s military said on Sunday that it would suspend its activity from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day until further notice in accordance with government directives.