French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Tel Aviv to express his country’s full solidarity with Israel after the deadly October 7 attacks by Palestinian militant group Hamas, according to an AFP journalist.

His visit comes more than two weeks after Hamas militants stormed into Israel from the Gaza Strip and killed at least 1,400 people, mostly civilians who were shot, mutilated or burned to death on the first day of the raid, according to Israeli officials. Among them were 30 French citizens.

Macron will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

French President will in particular call for a humanitarian truce to allow desperately needed aid into Gaza, whose 2.4 million people have been largely deprived of water, food, electricity and other basic supplies after an Israeli blockade, the Elysee Palace said.

Macron and Netanyahu will hold a joint press conference.