Macron calls for end to killing of civilians in Gaza as international pressure on Israel grows

French president's comments come as aid agency Doctors Without Borders says situation at main Gaza hospital catastrophic'

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French president Emmanuel Macron has called on Israel to stop killing babies, women and elderly people in Gaza as the country comes under mounting international pressure, including from its main ally the US, to do more to protect Palestinian civilians.

Macron's comments came hours before aid agency Doctors Without Borders said it was extremely concerned" about the safety of patients and medical staff at al-Shifa hospital - the Gaza Strip's largest - around which fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas was raging on Saturday.