France Maintains Tough Stand on Israel Despite Pause in Gaza War

Palestinians walk carrying sacks of flour near Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on July 27.Photographer: Bashar Taleb/AFP/Getty Images

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July 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM UTC

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the European Union is having “tough discussions” with Israel to help speed humanitarian and financial aid to Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza.

The Israeli government has made “first commitments that have not been fulfilled yet,” Barrot said on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday. “We expect the Israeli government to stop the operations of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation that has caused a bloodbath in humanitarian help distribution lines in Gaza.”