Stocks of aid from France and Europe are stored under large white tents 50 kilometers from the Gaza Strip, along a freshly paved road in a semi-desert no man's land. On Tuesday, April 8, French President Emmanuel Macron and his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, visited the humanitarian logistics center of the Egyptian Red Crescent on the outskirts of the port city of El-Arish. The cargo is piling up due to the humanitarian blockade imposed by Israel since March 2, even before the fighting resumed in the Palestinian enclave on March 18. Some goods will expire on the spot, far from the population they are supposed to help.

"The situation today is intolerable and it has never been so serious," said Macron, regarding the Gaza Strip, before calling for "the resumption of humanitarian aid as quickly as possible." He described this as the "top priority" while also advocating for a new ceasefire, lasting 40 to 50 days. According to the enclave's authorities, about 1,400 civilians have been killed since the end of the truce and more than 50,000 in total since the conflict began, following the terrorist attacks by Hamas in Israel.

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