France, UK and 23 other countries issue joint plea for war in Gaza to ‘end now’

Dozens of western nations, including France, called for an immediate end to the war in Gaza on Monday as Israel launched fresh attacks on the central city of Deir el-Balah. The countries’ joint statement said the Israeli aid distribution system in the Palestinian enclave “deprives Gazans of human dignity” and urged a negotiated ceasefire.