France condemns Israeli settlers' attack on Jordanian aid convoy for Gaza

By Seyma Uzundere

France on Thursday condemned the attacks by illegal Israeli settlers on a Jordanian humanitarian convoy destined for Gaza.

Speaking at the weekly news conference, Foreign Ministry's spokesman Christophe Lemoine, called on Israel to allow access of humanitarian aid to Gaza as requested by international courts.

"We condemn the attacks perpetrated by Israeli settlers against a Jordanian humanitarian convoy intended for the civilian population of Gaza," he said.

Lemoine added," We express our full solidarity with Jordan. It is the responsibility of the Israeli authorities to put an end to these Israeli violence and to protect humanitarian convoys."

Israel has waged an unrelenting offensive on the Palestinian enclave since a cross-border attack by Hamas last Oct. 7 which killed some 1,200 people.

More than 34,500 Palestinians have since been killed, mostly women and children, and thousands injured amid mass destruction and severe shortages of necessities.

More than six months into the Israeli war, vast swathes of Gaza lay in ruins, pushing 85% of the enclave’s population into internal displacement amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water and medicine, according to the UN.

Israel is accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice. An interim ruling in January ordered Tel Aviv to stop genocidal acts and take measures to guarantee that humanitarian assistance is provided to civilians in Gaza.