France on Monday called on the European Union to pressure Israel to agree to a two-state solution with the Palestinians, the latest escalation from the French as they seek an end to the deadly Gaza war days after pledging to recognize Palestine as a state.

France has urged the European Union to press Israel towards a two-state solution with the Palestinians amid the ongoing Gaza conflict. French President Macron has announced France's recognition of Palestine,

"I will make the solemn announcement at the United Nations General Assembly in September," President Macron said.

The announcement came soon after the U.S. cut short Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar, saying Hamas wasn't showing good faith.

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Israel will coordinate airdrops of aid into Gaza from foreign countries in the coming days, an Israeli security official confirmed to ABC News.

"The humanitarian catastrophe that we are witnessing in Gaza must end now," a joint statement from the three countries reads.

WASHINGTON — The United States criticizes the release from a French prison of anti-Israel Lebanese terrorist Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, who spent more than 40 years behind bars for the killings of two diplomats, one of them American.