Demonstrators in Stockholm, Paris, Berlin protest their governments' silence on Israel's occupation, ongoing military offensives in Gaza, calling for immediate international intervention and sanctions

After 19 months of pounding Gaza, Israel is now under growing pressure from unlikely quarters – some of its closest Western allies.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least 60 people were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza in a 24-hour period, Gaza’s health ministry said Friday, as Israel pressed ahead with its military offensive and let in minimal aid to the strip.

The leaders of France, Britain and Canada called on Israel to stop its military operations in Gaza and allow humanitarian aid to enter the territory.

Israel launched a new devastating ground offensive in Gaza over the weekend just as US President Donald Trump departed the region without sealing a ceasefire and hostage deal.

Britain, France and Canada called the Israeli plans for escalation “disproportionate” and “egregious” at a time when the U.N. is warning the population is at risk of famine.

The leaders of Britain, Canada and France threatened "concrete actions" against Israel if it does not stop a renewed military offensive in Gaza and lift aid restrictions, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

By The Associated Press Aid groups have collected humanitarian aid carried by about 90 trucks, out of a total of nearly 200 that have entered Gaza since Israel began allowing limited goods in

A top Israeli diplomat in France is defending the Israeli military after soldiers fired warning shots near a delegation of European diplomats visiting the occupied West Bank

France has sharply rejected Israeli accusations that European governments are fueling anti-Israeli violence, calling the claims "outrageous and unjustified". The dispute follows the deadly shooting