"The humanitarian catastrophe that we are witnessing in Gaza must end now," a joint statement from the three countries reads.

France and Qatar said they had brokered a deal between Israel and Hamas to deliver medicine to hostages in Gaza, as well as additional aid to Palestinians in the besieged territory.

The France-Qatar relationship, which dates back to the emirate's independence in the 1970s, includes a broad range of political, economic and security agreements that involves oil contracts, ...

Those ties between France and Qatar were strengthened in February when the two countries sealed a strategic partnership under which Qatar has agreed to invest more than $10billion into start-ups ...

Nonetheless, France and Qatar have divergent political interests, so he feels that “vigilance” is wise regarding sensitive industries such as energy and defense.