Humanitarian corridor needed for Gaza, France FM says

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on Saturday that a humanitarian corridor is needed to deliver aid to civilians in Gaza and its establishment could lead to a ceasefire.

"The distribution of aid to civilian populations, starting with the most vulnerable, assumes a humanitarian corridor, which can lead to a ceasefire," she said at the Cairo Peace Summit hosted by Egypt on the escalating war in Gaza.

She added that French President Emmanuel Macron had just announced €10 million ($10.59 million) of humanitarian aid for the Palestinians, in addition to the €10 million that she announced last Sunday during a visit to Cairo.

Israel is waging a relentless bombing campaign against the besieged Gaza Strip. It has so far killed almost 4,400 people.

It comes after Hamas militants launched a surprise attack inside Israeli territory on 7 October, killing over 1,400 people.

(Reuters)