'We're seeing an important escalation in southern Lebanon despite the so-called truce'
• Aug 15, 2026, 9:59 AM
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Overnight Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed at least seven people in one village, in the deadliest escalation since the lull in fighting began two months ago. FRANCE 24 correspondent Renée Davis, reporting from Beirut, says the strikes mark a significant escalation despite the so-called truce, and also gives us an update on ongoing negotiations with Israel.
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102 senior diplomats urge West Bank action against Israeli 'ethnic cleansing'
• 2:50 PM
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Dozens of former senior French and UK diplomats on Saturday urged their governments to work together to uphold international law in the Palestinian territories, accusing Israel of seeking to "destroy" any prospect of a viable Palestinian state. Analysis
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Turkey accuses Netanyahu of 'genocide', Israeli PM calls Erdogan 'antisemitic dictator'
• 10:38 AM
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Turkey and Israel traded barbs on Friday after Ankara announced it had sought an international arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of "genocide" linked to the interception of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. Turkey is one of Isra
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Middle East live: Syria denounces Israeli strike as 'flagrant violation of sovereignty'
• 9:48 AM
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Syria on Saturday condemned an Israeli strike southwest of Damascus that wounded one person as a “flagrant violation of sovereignty”. The attack followed a similar strike on Tuesday, which was criticised by US ambassador to Turkey and envoy for Syria Tom
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More than 100 former French and UK diplomats urge action against Israeli settlement policies
• 9:47 AM
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More than 100 former French and British diplomats on Saturday called on their governments to work together to uphold international law in the Palestinian territories, accusing Israel of seeking to destroy prospects for an independent Palestinian state.
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Israeli settlers kill Palestinian teen in the occupied West Bank
• 9:10 AM
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Two Palestinians were killed Friday in the West Bank, one in Jenin, in the north, by Israeli army gunfire, and the other in the southern part of the territory by a settler, according to Palestinian sources and the army.
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102 UK, French ex-ambassadors accuse Israel of ethnic cleansing in open letter
• 12:32 AM
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Former British and French diplomats are urging action over what they say is Israel’s "erasure"of Palestine. More than 100 of those diplomats have penned a letter to the French President and the British Prime Minister calling for a ban on trade and arms s
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102 former French and British ambassadors accuse Israel of ethnic cleansing
• 12:30 AM
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Former British and French diplomats are urging action over what they say is Israel’s ‘erasure’ of Palestine. More than 100 of those diplomats have penned a letter to the French President and the British Prime Minister, calling for a ban on trade and arms
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