Delegations from more than 80 countries and organisations have gathered in France for a conference on providing aid to civilians amid Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip, with proposals for a humanitarian maritime corridor and floating field hospitals, Al Jazeera reports.

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh will also be in attendance.

French President Emmanuel Macron, who has called for a “humanitarian pause” in the war, wants the conference to address the besieged Palestinian enclave’s growing needs, including food, water, health supplies, electricity and fuel.

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