France backs reviewing EU relations with Israel over human rights violations

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Tuesday that France backs a review of the EU's association agreement as part of "further action" being considered by the UK, France and Canada over Israel's war on Gaza.

The 1995 association agreement is the legal basis for Israel's relations with the EU, including diplomacy and trade.

Israel's easing of humanitarian aid access to Gaza is "totally insufficient ... Immediate and massive aid is needed," Barrot told France Inter radio.

He said Israel needed to ensure massive, immediate aid without any hindrance.

The leaders of Britain, Canada and France on Monday threatened sanctions 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.

Reporting by Reuters