The United States appealed to Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Morocco to take part in a peacekeeping force on the "day after" in Gaza.
Other countries should join the peacekeeping force, but not the United Nations © Mena Today
The United States appealed to Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Morocco to take part in a peacekeeping force on the "day after" in Gaza and they expressed support in principle, but demanded in return that Washington recognize a Palestinian state, the London-based Financial Times reported.
It also reported that Saudi Arabia refused the initiative, fearing that it would be seen as "a collaborator with Israel."
French President Emmanuel Macron told Morocco's parliament on Tuesday the disputed territory of Western Sahara should be under Moroccan sovereignty, reiterating in person a statement made in July that paved the way for warmer relations with Rabat.
A dozen Egyptian migrants are feared dead after their boat capsized off the coast of the eastern Libyan town of Tobruk on Monday, two Egyptian security sources said, while one man was rescued from the shipwreck.
French President Emmanuel Macron solemnly reaffirmed on Tuesday before the Moroccan Parliament in Rabat that the “present and future” of Western Sahara “lie within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty,” drawing enthusiastic applause from the assembly.
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