PARIS: Two French children have died in the north of the Gaza strip, France's foreign ministry said on Tuesday, reiterating its call for a humanitarian pause in the fighting between Israel and Hamas.

The foreign ministry said the children's mother was thought to be suffering from injuries, along with her third child.

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It said that the French consulate in Jerusalem had so far not managed to establish contact with the mother.

The foreign ministry reiterated its demands for French nationals and foreign citizens to be allowed to leave Gaza.