The French Foreign Ministry has issued a statement expressing concern over the “deteriorating situation” in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Gaza, the occupied West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem, Al Jazeera reports.

France strongly condemned “shots fired by Israel at a World Food Programme vehicle in Gaza on [Tuesday], which led to the suspension of WFP’s activities in the Gaza Strip”.

It also stated that “large-scale Israeli military operations in several governorates are exacerbating the climate of unprecedented instability and violence” in the occupied West Bank.

France also condemned the “irresponsible remarks” of far-right Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir about the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and said “now systematic challenge” to the status quo, regarding the holy site in Jerusalem, is contributing to widespread unrest.