Let's go back to diplomatic efforts taking place in Israel and the wider region. In Jerusalem, French President Emmanuel Macron has been speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Macron says the same international coalition which has fought the Islamic State group since 2014 could also "fight" against Hamas.

"[Israel] is not alone... France is ready for the coalition which is fighting in Iraq and Syria against IS to also fight against Hamas," Macron says.

Macron also warns the militant group Hezbollah and Iran against opening a new front on Israel's northern border.

Further escalation in the north would "open the door to a regional conflagration from which every party would lose", he says.