French Foreign Minister says too many civilians have died in Gaza strikes

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said in Doha that too many civilians have died in Israeli strikes on Gaza.

Ms Colonna said during a joint press conference with Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman AlThani, that schools, hospitals, humanitarian workers andjournalists must be protected.

Israel says it is targeting Hamas and that the IslamistPalestinian group is using residents as human shields.

Colonna added that an international humanitarian conference,to be hosted by France on Nov. 9, will cover respectinginternational law, basic needs such as health, water, energy andfood, and will call for concrete action for civilians in Gaza.(Reporting by Layli Foroudi; Editing by Alexander Smith)

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