France calls for ‘immediate and durable’ truce in Israel-Gaza warFrance’s foreign minister, Catherine Colonna, arrived in Israel where she pressed for an “immediate and durable” truce in the war with Hamas.
“Too many civilians are being killed,” Colonna was quoted by AFP as having said during remarks in Tel Aviv with her Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen.
Colonna, who is due to meet the families of French hostages still held in Gaza, is also quoted as saying that Paris is “deeply concerned” over the situation in the territory.
She also stressed that the victims of Hamas’s attacks must not be forgotten, including those subjected to sexual violence.
Catherine Colonna is greeted by Israeli Col. Olivier Rafowicz as she arrives at the Shura military base in central Israel. Photograph: Léo Corrêa/AP