The French foreign minister has said that it is not up to Israel to determine the future of Gaza, Anadolu Agency reports.

Catherine Colonna made the comments to CNN and rejected the suggestion from Israeli ministers that the resettlement of Palestinians outside of Gaza is a possibility.

Those calls are “irresponsible” and “brings us away from a solution,” said Colonna as she noted the suggestions are also against the long-term interests of Israel.

“We need to return to the principle of international law and respect it,” she said.

She noted France’s support for a two-state solution is “the only viable option”, and underscored that “Gaza and the West Bank must together be part of the future Palestinian state”.