Middle East
France, UK, Canada Call on Israel to Allow More Aid to Gaza
Displaced Palestinians collect cooked food from a community food kitchen in Jabaliya, northern Gaza, on May 19.
Photographer: Ahmad Salem/BloombergThe leaders of France, Britain and Canada called on Israel to stop its military operations in Gaza and allow humanitarian aid to enter the territory.
“The Israeli government’s denial of essential humanitarian assistance to the civilian population is unacceptable and risks breaching international humanitarian law,” the leaders of the three countries said in a joint statement Monday.