France “stands ready, Europe as well, to contribute to the safety of food distribution” in the Palestinian territory of Gaza, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has said, AFP reports.

Such an initiative, he added, would also deal with Israeli concerns that armed groups such as Hamas were getting hold of the aid.

Barrot expressed anger over “the 500 people who have lost their life in food distribution” in Gaza in recent weeks.

France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot speaks to reporters at Paris-Orly airport, in Orly, south of Paris, early on June 23. — AFP
France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot speaks to reporters at Paris-Orly airport, in Orly, south of Paris, early on June 23. — AFP

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