Arab countries including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt joined calls Tuesday for Hamas to disarm and end its rule of Gaza, in a bid to end the devastating war in the Palestinian territory. "In the context of ending the war in Gaza,

France has always been a major exporter of defence equipment to Qatar behind the United States. There’s been a close relationship in the energy sector as well for decades.

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.

France and Qatar delivered urgent humanitarian aid to Lebanon on Tuesday, France's foreign minister said, as Paris pushes for broader humanitarian efforts and a ceasefire in the country.

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