France: not in favour of suspending aid that benefits Palestinians directly

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PARIS, Oct 10 (Reuters) – France is not in favour of suspending aid that benefits Palestinians directly in response to a recent outbreak of violence in Israel, the foreign ministry in Paris said on Tuesday.

“We are not in favour of suspending aid that directly benefits the Palestinian people, and we made this clear to the European Commission yesterday,” the ministry said in a statement.

Reporting by John Irish, editing by Tassilo Hummel

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