Palestinians suffered yesterday at the journalists’ tent in front of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, which was targeted by an Israeli strike that killed five (AFP).

While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to shorten the stages of “Gaza occupation” despite the opposition of security and military leaders, and to appease the far right to prolong his government’s life amid significant internal discontent, international positions rejecting his bloody measures in the Gaza Strip are accelerating, with an expanding circle of countries determined to recognize the Palestinian state.

The voice of French President Emmanuel Macron stood out, warning that the occupation of Gaza would be an unprecedented disaster, calling for the formation of an international coalition with a UN mandate to stabilize the sector. Also notable was the voice of Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, who said the Israeli government “has lost its mind and humanity,” indicating openness to the possibility of imposing sanctions on Israel.

Australia announced its intention to recognize the Palestinian state by September, and New Zealand said it would consider a similar step by September, which Saudi Arabia welcomed, saying it “praises the international consensus supporting the implementation of the two-state solution and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.”

Amid the stalemate in the truce path, Hamas sent a delegation from inside to Cairo to meet with Egyptian intelligence officials, especially those concerned with the Palestinian file, to discuss the possibility of reviving negotiations.