A couple who worked at the Israeli embassy in Washington DC have been shot dead by a suspect who shouted "free Palestine". Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed the leaders of the UK, France and Canada for fuelling antisemitism.

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

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.

France rejects Israeli comments accusing some European officials of antisemitic incitement, Foreign Ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine told reporters at a weekly news conference, adding these comments were "unjustified and outrageous".

Three allies of Israel used words like “abhorrent” and “monstrous” this week to describe the country’s actions in Gaza.

France has condemned the killing of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington as an “abhorrent act of anti-Semitic barbarity”, after a gunman opened fire outside a Jewish museum late Wednesday

France is intensifying its diplomatic efforts to convince Western nations to recognize a Palestinian state, with the aim of announcing this recognition in a coordinated manner at a peace summit at the United Nations next month.

Pressure from close allies is mounting on Israel following a nearly three-month blockade of supplies into Gaza. Even the United States has voiced concerns over the hunger crisis.