STORY: :: Emmanuel Macron says France may toughen its stance if Israel continues to block aid to Gaza

:: May 30, 2025

:: Prime Minister's Office, Singapore

“I believe that everything depends on the choices that will be made by the government of Israel in the coming days. And it is very clear today that we cannot let the situation last. The humanitarian blockade that persists today is creating a situation that is untenable on the ground...”

“...This situation is not acceptable, and today, it is essential to provide water, food, and medicine… to allow the wounded to be evacuated, which is a priority.”

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“And so, if no response that meets the humanitarian situation is brought forward in the coming hours and days, obviously, we will have to toughen our collective position and apply the rules that we have set for ourselves, that is, put an end to processes that assume human rights are respected since that's not happening today - and apply sanctions.”

Macron was speaking in Singapore on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's premier security forum, which runs this year from May 30-June 1.