France has announced it will recognize the state of Palestine, a move that could shift discussions about the Middle East’s future.

The call comes after the three leaders spoke again by phone on Saturday morning, following Friday's conversation. According to the British PM Keir Starmer, the E3 leaders talked about the situation in Gaza,

French President Emmanuel Macron was likely motivated to declare his intent to recognize Palestine by a desire to quell Islamic separatism in his own country.

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated France for its decision to recognize the State of Palestine in a phone call with French leader

Dozens of pro-Palestinian activists waved flags and unfurled banners on Wednesday as the Tour de France peloton rode through Dieulefit, a southeastern French town honoured as a "Town of the Just" for sheltering Jewish people during World War Two.

President Donald Trump dismissed France’s recognition of Palestine as a state on Friday, saying it "doesn’t matter" and "doesn’t carry any weight."

France will officially recognize the state of Palestine, "true to its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East," Emmanuel Macron said.

In a move toward "lasting peace in the Middle East," Macron says, "France will recognize the state of Palestine."

Airdrops of food have resumed in Gaza, Israel and the United Arab Emirates said, as deaths from starvation in the besieged enclave spread.