The top Israeli envoy at the United Nations Danny Danon on Monday strongly criticized France for its stance on Palestinian statehood.

As the Gaza war rages on, France and Saudi Arabia are chairing a high-profile meeting at the United Nations on Monday aimed at galvanizing support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with more nations expected to recognize a Palestinian state in defiance of Israel and the United States.

The meeting and expanded recognition of Palestinian statehood are expected to have little if any actual impact on the ground, where Israel is waging another major offensive in the Gaza Strip and expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank.

The meeting is set to begin at 3 p.m. ET (1900 GMT), with several world leaders expected to speak.

"To President Macron and other leaders. Well, I would say we are disappointed. On October 8th, you stood with Israel. You spoke about the hostages. Today, you are moving on. You trying to leave the hostages behind. We will not forget them. This war will not end with hostages still in Gaza," Danon told reporters shortly before the meeting.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to address the meeting by video after he and dozens of other senior Palestinian officials were denied U.S. visas to attend the conference.