The French-Israeli relationship has always been turbulent, but the prospect that President Emmanuel Macron may recognize a Palestinian state has brought tension to a new level.

I believe that the biggest error today is to seek a regime change in Iran through military means, because that would lead to chaos,” Macron told journalists in Kananaskis, Canada, where the G7 is holding its annual summit.

France is pushing for a diplomatic solution to the conflict between Israel and Iran, in coordination with Germany and Britain, as fears of all-out war grow. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot told parliament on Tuesday that negotiations are the only viable path to reversing Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes - just as they were during the nuclear deal struck a decade ago.

Since shortly after it was founded in 1948, Israel has been intent on building a nuclear program to ensure its survival.

More than 50 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military in Gaza’s Khan Younis while waiting for aid trucks to come through, health officials in the enclave said Tuesday. “It was a massacre,

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also spoke with Netanyahu. “Israel has the right to defend its existence and the security of its citizens,” he said Sunday in a social media post. “Iran’s nuclear weapons program is an existential threat to the State of Israel.”

The Israeli military claims its campaign has eliminated high-value targets, including nine senior scientists, and severely damaged Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. Iranian authorities confirmed damage to four critical buildings at the Isfahan uranium conversion facility,

At least 224 people have been killed and 1,277 injured since Israel launched attacks against Iran on Friday, says Iran’s Health Ministry - Anadolu Ajansı