PARIS, May 19, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Sunday called on Israel to allow the "immediate, massive and unhampered" resumption of aid to Gaza after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he would allow a "basic amount" in.

"After three months of diplomatic efforts, the Israeli government finally announces the reopening of humanitarian aid to Gaza," Barrot posted on X. "It must be immediate, massive and unhampered.

"It must put an end to the catastrophic humanitarian situation and definitively end the famine," he added.

Earlier, Netanyahu announced that on the army's recommendation, "Israel will authorise the entry of a basic amount of food for the population to ensure that a hunger crisis does not develop in the Gaza Strip", a statement from his office said.

Since Israel's aid blockade began on March 2, Gaza's health ministry, UN organisations and some foreign leaders have been warning of the danger of famine in the territory.