France on Saturday condemned "indiscriminate fire" by the Israeli army in the latest border clashes that left nine Palestinians dead in the Gaza strip.
US Secretary of State John Kerry joined diplomats from more than 70 countries in Paris on Sunday in a new push for peace in the Middle East, just five days before Donald Trump takes office.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday criticised France's threat to recognise a Palestinian state if plans to renew peace efforts fail, arguing that it gives Palestinians no incentive to compromise.
France is looking to quickly revive plans for an international conference to "bring about the two-state solution" to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Friday.
Deputies in the French parliament voted on Tuesday in favour of recognizing the state of Palestine in a highly symbolic motion. Israel immediately warned that the vote would harm the peace process.
French lawmakers were to debate on Friday a motion urging the government to recognize Palestine as a state, amid growing European frustration at the moribund Middle East peace process.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned France that its parliament would be making a "grave mistake" if it recognises a Palestinian state in a vote on December 2.
UPDATED: French lawmakers will vote later this month on a proposal urging the government to recognise Palestine as a state, a parliamentary source said Wednesday, as diplomatic tension continues to rise between Europe and Israel.
An investigation was opened at the weekend after a photos emerged of a man, dressed in army gear symbolically pointing a Kalashnikov rifle at children during a pro-Palestinian demo in Paris.
France's president condemned the Israeli shelling of a United Nations school in Gaza that killed 16 people who had sought refuge there. It was the second time this week Israeli artillerie hit a UN school in Gaza.
After a string of pro-Palestinian marches turned violent in the past week, Paris's police authority has banned a march set for Saturday that is in protest of Israel's air and ground incursion into Gaza.
BREAKING NEWS: France is to hand over €11 million worth of aid for Palestinians in Gaza, President François Hollande announced on Thursday morning after meeting with several NG0s at the Elysée Palace.
Up to 25,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Paris on Wednesday to protest against the Israeli offensive in Gaza. Here's a selection of images from the rally, that took place amid tight security.
Thousands marched through Paris on Wednesday to denounce Israel's ongoing assault on Gaza amid tight security. The demo passed off peacefully with many protesters expressing their anger with the French government for not doing enough to halt the bloodshed in the Middle East.
The Palestinians have asked France to push the leaders of Hamas to broker a truce with Israel in hopes of ending the blood shed brought on an Israel bombing campaign and ground invasion of the Gaza Strip.
Police authorities in Paris have banned a pro-Palestinian rally set to be held in the capital at the weekend over worries it could turn violent. A recent demo against the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, led to running street battles between rival factions. (see video)
France has put forward the idea of setting up European-run border monitors between the Gaza Strip and Israel in an effort to encourage peace. The proposal comes as an Israeli bombing campaign has killed over 200 people in Gaza.
France has stepped up security this week with the president calling for a zero tolerance approach after a series of protests against Israel's bombardment of Gaza. In one incident anti-Israel demonstrators tried to storm two Paris synagogues.
The UN's cultural agency said Friday it would postpone an exhibition tracing 3,500 years of relationship between the Jewish people and Israel, after Arab countries warned the show could jeopardise the peace process.
A court in Perpignan, south-western France on Wednesday found three pro-Palestinian activists not guilty of discrimination and hate crimes, after they called for a boycott of Israeli products during a protest at a shopping centre.
A French court on Thursday ordered Air France to pay a €10,000 fine after convicting the airline of discrimination for having ordered a pro-Palestinian activist off a flight to Tel Aviv because she was not Jewish.
France says it will back a Palestinian bid for enhanced UN status at a General Assembly vote this week, a move hailed by the Palestinians as a "historic" step in their quest for
greater global recognition.
