France’s top diplomat calls for foreign press access to Gaza

France’s foreign minister urged Israel on Tuesday to allow international journalists into the besieged Palestinian territory of Gaza to “bear witness” to the situation after 21 months of war.

The United Nations and human rights groups say Gaza and its population of more than two million people face famine-like conditions, with near-daily deaths of people queueing for food aid.

“I ask that the free and independent press be allowed to access Gaza to show what is happening there and to bear…