A group of 25 Western countries said Israel must immediately end its war in Gaza and criticized what they called the "inhumane killing" of Palestinians.

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,

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 France as it seeks an end to the deadly Gaza war days after pledging to recognize Palestine as a state.

Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon told Newsweek that France's move constituted a "reward for terrorism."

"For us, this is a victory. But we have to say: without all the hostages coming home, it’s not a full victory. And that’s also why we brought Ofer to

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.