The demonstrations came on the eve of a high-stakes soccer match at France’s national stadium against the Israeli national team, overshadowed by tensions around the wars in the Middle East.

France 24's James Andre reports from Paris, where hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets to denounce a gala organized by far-right extremist group "Israel is Forever" aimed at raising funds for the Israeli military.

Demonstrators gathered in Paris to protest a pro-Israel event that had included Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.