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European foreign policy chief Josep Borrell gives a press conference in Capri, Italy ahead of the Foreign Affairs Ministers' Meeting in which he warns that 'We are on the edge of a war with the Middle East which will be sending shock waves to the rest of the world and in particular to Europe." SOUNDBITE
French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne meets with Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Cairo, as efforts intensify to secure a truce in Gaza after months of war that have devastated the Palestinian territory and pushed hundreds of thousands to the brink of famine. IMAGES
French foreign minister Catherine Colonna meets with her Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen upon her arrival in Tel Aviv where she is due to press for an "immediate and durable" truce in the war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. IMAGES
The Palestinian Authority's foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki deplores inaction by the UN Security Council to stop "massacres" in Gaza by Israel, which has retaliated for a massive attack by Hamas that largely killed civilians. SOUNDBITE
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell urges faster aid deliveries to Gaza, and said the bloc was debating calling for a "humanitarian pause" in Israel's campaign against Hamas. SOUNDBITE