{"id":17742,"date":"2025-05-21T15:38:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T15:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17742"},"modified":"2025-05-21T15:38:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T15:38:18","slug":"europe-and-canada-escalate-pressure-on-israel-france-moves-to-recognize-palestine-uk-freezes-trade-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/21\/europe-and-canada-escalate-pressure-on-israel-france-moves-to-recognize-palestine-uk-freezes-trade-negotiations\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe and Canada Escalate Pressure on Israel: France Moves to Recognize Palestine, UK Freezes Trade Negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Israeli massacres in Gaza have continued at an unrelenting pace, with violent attacks by occupation forces killing dozens of civilians and wiping out entire families. The military has resumed using explosive robots to destroy buildings and kill Palestinians remotely, even targeting displaced civilians in shelters. Meanwhile, the United Nations reported that no humanitarian aid has reached Gazans two days after new supplies were permitted to enter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1401\" data-end=\"1746\">According to the Government Media Office in Gaza, Israel\u2019s starvation policy\u2014by closing crossings and blocking aid for over 80 days\u2014has led to the death of 326 Palestinians from malnutrition and lack of medicine. Additionally, over 300 miscarriages have been reported among pregnant women amid what is widely seen as an ongoing genocide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1748\" data-end=\"1928\">Northern Gaza remains under heavy bombardment. The Israeli military has threatened forced displacement of its residents and targeted makeshift shelters housing displaced civilians.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17598\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17598\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17598 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7899-1.jpg\" alt=\"Israeli ground offensive Gaza\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7899-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7899-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7899-1-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israeli war crimes in Gaza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-40\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"189dc1d8-ac3e-4806-9aa5-1811fb1b7b57\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"128\"><strong data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"128\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Escalation in Gaza Sparks Global Backlash as UK Freezes Trade and Israeli Opposition Condemns War Tactics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1930\" data-end=\"2354\">Israel\u2019s \u201cWalla\u201d news site reported that military chief orders have instructed the southern command to intensify air and ground strikes. A senior military source stated:\u201cFirepower will escalate in the coming days, and operations not seen before in Gaza will be launched.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1930\" data-end=\"2354\">The aim, according to southern command sources, is to apply extreme pressure on Hamas to improve Israel\u2019s position in ongoing negotiations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2356\" data-end=\"2779\">In Israel, opposition politician Yair Golan, leader of the \u201cDemocrats\u201d party, drew fierce backlash on Tuesday after saying that Netanyahu\u2019s ministers were \u201ccelebrating the death and starvation of Palestinian children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2356\" data-end=\"2779\">Speaking to Israeli public radio, Golan said:\u201cA sane country does not wage war on civilians, does not kill children for sport, and does not pursue a policy of forced population displacement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2781\" data-end=\"3391\">On the international front, the UK suspended free trade negotiations with Israel and imposed new sanctions on Israeli settlers in the West Bank in protest of Israeli actions in Gaza.<br data-start=\"2967\" data-end=\"2970\" \/>Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in Parliament Tuesday, after a joint statement with French President Emmanuel<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2781\" data-end=\"3391\">Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney:\u201cWe are appalled by Israel\u2019s escalation. We renew our call for a ceasefire as the only path to hostage release, and we demand unrestricted humanitarian aid to Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2781\" data-end=\"3391\">He added:\u201cWe must coordinate our response\u2014this war has gone on far too long.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17717\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17717\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17717 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/55555555.jpg\" alt=\"Israeli war crimes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/55555555.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/55555555-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/55555555-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">French newspaper L\u2019Humanit\u00e9 argues that the West is finally shifting its tone on Gaza, with leaders condemning Israeli war crimes and signaling support for Palestinian statehood.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-42\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"0da6c9f3-be84-4d04-95a4-68547d036d3a\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"109\"><strong data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"109\" data-is-last-node=\"\">European Leaders Push for Palestinian Statehood, Sanctions, and Unhindered Aid to Gaza<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\">UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy also summoned Israeli Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely following the intensification of Israel\u2019s bombardment.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-center\">Israel\u2019s Foreign Ministry responded dismissively, saying:\u201cThe British Mandate ended 77 years ago. External pressure will not deter Tel Aviv from its path.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-center\">In France, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot stated in a radio interview:\u201cWe are determined to recognize the State of Palestine. The situation is unbearable\u2026 We cannot leave the children of Gaza a legacy of violence and hatred. It must end.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-center\">He also called on Israel to allow unhindered humanitarian access to Gaza.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-center\">Palestinian statehood recognition is expected during a joint France-Saudi Arabia international conference scheduled between June 17\u201320, aiming to revive the two-state solution.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-center\">In Sweden, Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard said Tuesday that Stockholm will push within the EU to impose sanctions on specific Israeli ministers over their treatment of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. She confirmed that the targeted officials will be discussed at the EU level.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-center\">Germany\u2019s Foreign Minister, Johann Wadephul, also condemned the situation in Gaza on Tuesday, calling it \u201cintolerable and worsening.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17513\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17513 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/366.jpg\" alt=\"President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s declaration that the Gaza crisis is \u201cunbearable\u201d reflects a turning point in French foreign policy.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/366.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/366-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/366-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Emmanuel Macron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-center\">Speaking at an EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, he said:\u201cI made it clear during my visit to Israel and Palestine: the situation has not improved, it has only worsened.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-center\">He noted that more than 20 countries had signed a joint statement clearly demanding an urgent improvement in Gaza\u2019s humanitarian situation.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-center\">Wadephul emphasized:\u201cOur position is clear\u2014we support a two-state solution, and there must be no direct or indirect forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Israeli massacres in Gaza have continued at an unrelenting pace, with violent attacks by occupation forces killing dozens of civilians and wiping out entire families. 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