Israel, Gaza and France
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DPA International on MSNFrance's Barrot slams Israeli offensive, urges media access to GazaFrench Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Tuesday issued a sharp condemnation of Israel's expanding military operations in the Gaza Strip. "The humanitarian situation in Gaza is disgraceful, it is a scandal that must be ended immediately,
A growing number of deaths due to malnutrition and dehydration have been reported in Gaza. The AFP journalists’ association on Monday warned that journalists working with the news agency in the Gaza Strip are facing extreme food shortages and risk starving amid the ongoing Israeli blockade of aid delivery and strikes.
The signatories included the foreign ministers of about 20 European countries as well as of Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Top diplomat says he hopes to help evacuate some Palestinian reporters as French news agency warns its Gazan partners are in danger of starvation
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A protester opposing Israel's involvement in the Tour de France was intercepted by security after attempting to disrupt Stage 11 of the prestigious cycling race in Toulouse.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli ground troops for the first time Monday pushed into areas of a central Gaza city where several aid groups are based, in what appeared to be the latest effort to carve up the Palestinian territory with military corridors.
When a man began running down the course at the Tour de France in protest of an Israeli team’s participation, a security guard pulled no punches.
A man protesting the participation of an Israel-based team in the Tour de France ran onto the course as the leaders raced for the finish line.
Britain, France, Canada and other nations issued a joint statement, saying the war in Gaza “must end now” and Israel must comply with international law.