France’s foreign ministry said “the fire by Israeli soldiers against civilians trying to access food is unjustifiable”.
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
“Deep indignation at the images coming from Gaza where civilians have been targeted by Israeli soldiers. I express my strongest condemnation of these shootings and call for truth, justice, and respect for international law,” Macron said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Turkey accused Israel of committing “another crime against humanity” and condemning Gazans to “famine” as civilians scavenge for dwindling supplies of food.
“The fact that Israel... this time targets innocent civilians in a queue for humanitarian aid, is evidence that (Israel) aims consciously and collectively to destroy the Palestinian people”, the Turkish foreign ministry said.
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro denounced what he called a “genocide” of the Palestinian people and suspended purchases of weapons from Israel, a key supplier of his country’s security forces.
“Asking for food, more than 100 Palestinians were killed by [Israeli prime minister Benjamin] Netanyahu. This is called genocide and recalls the Holocaust,” Petro wrote on X. “The world must block Netanyahu.”
112 dead in chaotic scenes as Israeli troops open fire near aid trucks, say Gaza officials
Israeli military denies shooting into large crowds of hungry people and says most were killed in crush or run over trying to escape
