"The war in Gaza must stop," Macron wrote on X. "This must be clear to everyone."

An end of hostilities was "crucial for the people of Gaza, for the hostages, and for the stability of the region, which is at stake today", he wrote.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said that Israel had agreed to resume Gaza ceasefire talks on August 15 at the request of US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators.

US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators have endeavoured to secure a second truce in the 10-month-old Israeli war on Gaza.

The three countries invited the warring parties to resume talks on August 15 in Doha or Cairo "to close all remaining gaps and commence implementation of the deal without further delay".

Macron said the American, Egyptian and Qatari mediators had "full support from France".

*This story was edited by Ahram Online.