France calls on Israel to ‘stop the massacre in Gaza’ – Middle East Monitor

The French government said on Monday that it has called on Israel to “stop the massacre in Gaza.” Government spokesperson Sophie Primas told reporters that Paris is also calling for the release of the captives still being held in the Palestinian enclave, the “demilitarisation” of the Hamas movement that controls it, and a “renewal of the Palestinian Authority.”

She indicated that “these measures are essential prerequisites for progress towards the…