French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday called the rapid resumption of aid into Gaza a "top priority" during a visit to the Egyptian city of El-Arish, a key transit point for supplies to the war-battered Palestinian territory.

"The situation today is intolerable," Macron said near the border with Gaza, calling for the "resumption of humanitarian aid as quickly as possible".

Nearly all of Gaza's 2.4 million residents have been displaced -- many multiple times -- by Israel's devastating military campaign, launched in response to the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel led by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.

Israel resumed its assault on Gaza on March 18, following a nearly two-month-long ceasefire.

Since March 2, it has blocked the entry of humanitarian aid into........

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