France, May 30 -- President Emmanuel Macron has warned France could harden its position against Israel, including potential sanctions on Israeli settlers, if humanitarian aid to Gaza remains blocked. His comments come as a new US-backed ceasefire proposal emerged to end the devastating 20-month conflict.

"The humanitarian blockade is creating an untenable situationon the ground," Macron said on Friday in Singapore, on the last day of an official visit to southeast Asia.

"If there is no response that meets the humanitarian situation in the coming hours and days, obviously, we will have to toughen our collective position," Macron said, adding that France may consider applying sanctions against Israeli settlers.

On Thursday, Israel announ...