French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday strongly condemned Israel's plans to step up its military operation in Gaza as a disaster waiting to happen and proposed an international coalition under a UN mandate to stabilize Gaza, Reuters quoted him as saying.
Last week, Israel's security cabinet approved a plan to take control of Gaza City, expanding military operations in the devastated Palestinian territory and drawing strong criticism at home and abroad.
"The Israeli cabinet's announcement to expand its operations in Gaza City and the Mawasi camps and to reoccupy them heralds a disaster of unprecedented severity waiting to happen and a move towards endless war,", Macron said in comments sent by his office to reporters.
"The Israeli hostages and the people of Gaza will continue to be the main victims of this strategy," Macron added.