Macron rejects 'real estate' plans for Gaza, calls for political solution

French President Emmanuel Macron has criticised Israeli proposals for Gaza, dismissing them as a "real estate operation" rather than a legitimate political solution.

"You cannot say to 2 million people, 'okay, now guess what? You will move,'" Macron told CNN in an interview recorded last week at the Elysee Palace.

Reaffirming his opposition to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Macron said, "I always reiterated my disagreement with Prime Minister Netanyahu. I don't believe, once again, that such a massive operation targeting sometimes civilian people is the right answer."