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Settler attacks on the the West Bank reach highest level since 2006, says the UN

The occupied West Bank has been seeing an uptick in violence in recent weeks, as Palestinians harvest their olive trees in an annual ritual. The UN recorded more than 126 Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians and their land since the start of the olive

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The Bright Side: Iran's first woman orchestra conductor draws delighted crowds

In a country where lone women are banned by law from raising their voice in song in front of men, Iran's first woman philharmonic conductor Paniz Faryoussefi is a powerful symbol for young women dreaming of a life devoted to music.

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Bodies of 15 Palestinians returned by Israel, health officials in Gaza say

Israel returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza on Friday, officials at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis said, in the latest step to fulfilling the terms of the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement.

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US intel revealed Israeli officials discussing use of human shields in Gaza

Shirli Sitbon, a journalist at France 24, gives us her analysis.

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Israel army denies building wall inside Lebanon after UN forces say de facto border crossed

UN peacekeepers on Friday said that Israel built new concrete walls that crossed the Blue Line into Lebanese territory, urging a withdrawal. Israel denied any breach of the UN-demarcated border.

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War in Gaza: US Intelligence raises concerns over Israeli tactics

Noga Tarnopolsky, our correspondant in Jerusalem, has more.

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US Intelligence raises concerns over Israeli tactics in Gaza

In a publicly released testimony, an Israeli soldier claims to have witnessed situations in which Palestinian civilians were allegedly used as human shields during operations in Gaza.

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Israel receives body of one of the last four hostages held in Gaza

Israel on Thursday received from the Red Cross the body of Meny Godard, one of the last four hostages held in Gaza, under a ceasefire deal with Hamas, the prime minister’s office said. Forensics confirmed Godard, 73, was killed during the October 7, 2023

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Thursday, november 13, 2025

A reckoning necessary to understand the 'most atrocious things' done in Gaza, campaigner says

Reports suggest Israel discussed the use of human shields during operations to clear Gaza tunnels potentially lined with explosives. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Joel Carmel, Advocacy Director at Breaking the Silence, says that a reckoning is nec

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US intel revealed Israeli officials discussing use of human shields in Gaza, sources say

Reuters reports that the U.S. gathered intelligence last year of Israeli officials discussing how their soldiers had sent Palestinians into Gaza tunnels the Israelis believed were potentially lined with explosives, according to two former U.S. officials

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Wednesday, november 12, 2025

Israeli government targets second-most popular radio station

Israel’s defense minister, Israel Katz, announced plans to close the publicly funded Army Radio to maintain the military’s “nonpartisan” character. The station’s chief, Tal Lev Ram, condemned the decision as a threat to press freedom, calling it a blow t

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Iranian women challenge driving restrictions on motorcycles

In Iran, a growing number of women are challenging traditional norms by riding motorcycles, a practice historically reserved for men under police regulations. While women have been allowed to hold driver’s licenses for years, riding mopeds and motorcycle

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Israel opens key crossing into northern Gaza for humanitarian aid

Israel said on Wednesday it had "permanently" opened the Zikim crossing into northern Gaza to allow entry for humanitarian aid supplies. The reopening of the entry point would provide a vital channel to get essential aid into the north, which has been pa

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Iran faces unprecedented water crisis

Iran’s reservoirs have fallen to their lowest levels in 60 years, prompting authorities to reduce water pressure at night. Conditions have slightly improved as FRANCE 24's Saeed Azimi explains, with no cuts in the capital, but the situation remains serio

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Trump sends letter to Israeli president asking him to pardon Netanyahu

Israeli President Issac Herzog on Wednesday said he received a letter from US President Donald Trump asking him to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial in three corruption cases. In the letter Trump wrote that the legal proceedings a

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Tuesday, november 11, 2025

Dozens of Israeli settlers attack Palestinian villages in occupied West Bank

Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked two Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, torching vehicles and property before clashing with Israeli soldiers sent to stop the violence. These are among the latest surge of settler assaults

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Partition of Gaza a looming risk as Trump's plan falters

A de facto partition of Gaza – where one area would be controlled by Israel and another by Hamas – is increasingly likely, multiple sources say, as efforts to advance US President Donald Trump's plan to end the war beyond a ceasefire appear to be falteri

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Baghdad gets a makeover: Iraqi capital undergoes major renovation

Since Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's government came to power three years ago following a serious political crisis, Iraq has been experiencing one of the calmest and most stable periods of the last two decades. The capital Baghdad is currently

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Iraqis head to polls in election drawing scrutiny from US and Iran

Iraqis vote on Tuesday (November 11) to elect a new parliament in a closely watched poll that comes at a pivotal moment for the country and region. Both Iran and the United States are monitoring the outcome as Iraq, unusually stable in recent years, seek

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Polls close in crucial Iraq election drawing scrutiny from US and Iran

Iraqis voted on Tuesday to elect a new parliament in a closely watched poll that comes at a crucial moment for the country and region. Both Iran and the United States are monitoring the outcome as Iraq, unusually stable in recent years, seeks to move bey

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Iraqis vote in a parliamentary election marked by tight security and a political boycott

Iraqis began voting for a new parliament on Tuesday (November 11) at a pivotal time for the country and the wider region, in an election that both Iran and the United States will be closely watching.

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Monday, november 10, 2025

Israeli bill proposing death penalty for ‘terrorists’ clears first parliamentary vote

Israel’s parliament on Monday approved a bill in its first reading that would allow the death penalty for “terrorists”, a measure pushed by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and aimed largely at Palestinians convicted of killing Israel

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Syria's grand pivot: What next after Sharaa's historic White House visit?

From radical insurgent with a $10 million bounty on his head to a red carpet welcome at the White House, the rebranding of Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa is now complete.

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Syria seeks alliances with Turkey, Gulf states, West, and envisions a 'new partnership' with Russia

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa met US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday for unprecedented talks, just days after Washington removed him from a terrorism blacklist. Sharaa, whose rebel forces ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad late

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Trump 'aims to bring Syria into Abraham Accords' with Sharaa’s historic White House visit

Ahmed al-Sharaa becomes the first Syrian president to visit the White House on Monday, capping an extraordinary turnaround for the former al Qaeda operative who is now leading efforts to end his country’s international isolation. Sharaa will push for the

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US mediator Kushner and Netanyahu meet in Jerusalem to discuss Gaza ceasefire phase two

US mediator Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Jerusalem on Monday to discuss the second phase of the fragile ceasefire in Gaza. While the first stage included the exchange of hostages and prisoners, the second concerns ho

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Sunday, november 9, 2025

Lebanon vows crackdown on illicit finance after US sanctions Hezbollah members

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told visiting US officials Sunday that Beirut was combating money laundering and terrorism financing, days after Washington sanctioned three Hezbollah members. The US delegation visited as Washington moves to curb funding f

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Iran: Dams almost empty in Mashhad, home to 4 million people

Water levels at the dam reservoirs supplying Iran’s north-eastern city of Mashhad have plunged below 3%, according to reports, as the country suffers from severe water shortages. Director of the United Nations University for Water, Environment and Health

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Iraq: Early parliament polls begin with security forces and displaced people able to vote today

Members of Iraq’s security forces, along with internally displaced citizens, began voting in the parliamentary elections on Sunday - the sixth since the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. Polls opened at 7 am for 1.3 million security perso

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Gaza's streets overwhelmed by waste causing a growing public heath crisis

The October Peace Plan allowed those who had survived displacement from cities in Gaza to return home. In the heavily bombarded areas of Khan Younis and Gaza City, however, they now face a new challenge: a growing public health crisis caused by the colla

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Israel receives the remains of a soldier killed in Gaza in 2014

Israel on Sunday confirmed it had received the remains of Hadar Goldin, a soldier killed in Gaza in 2014. The return of Goldin's remains marked the end of an 11-year effort by his family and closed a painful chapter in the country’s long conflict with Ha

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Saturday, november 8, 2025

Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill three, EU calls for truce to be respected

Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed three people, including two brothers in a car on the slopes of Mount Hermon. The IDF said they were "terrorists" smuggling weapons. The EU called on all parties to respect a ceasefire reached in Nove

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Iran plans water cuts for Tehran amid worst drought in decades

Iranian officials on Saturday were drawing plans for periodic water supply cuts to Tehran neighbourhoods a day after President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that the Iranian capital might have to be evacuated if there were no rains before the end of the year.

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Turkey issues arrest warrant against Netanyahu for 'genocide' in Gaza

Turkey on Friday announced it had issued arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli government officials for "systematically" perpetrating "genocide and crimes against humanity" in Gaza. France24 correspondent Noga T

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Gaza's students celebrate their graduations after two years of war and amid ongoing hardship

Though the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas remains fragile, Gazans are finding reason to celebrate, their students. In Khan Yunis, in the south of the enclave, the first graduation ceremony in more than two years was held yesterday. Despite bombings a

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Iranian's capital Tehran faces possible mass evacuation due to sever water shortages

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned in a televised address on Friday that Tehran may have to be evacuated due to severe water shortages if no rain falls before the end of the year. Morgan Ayre reports.

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Israel identifies returned remains as Israel-Argentine hostage killed at start of war

Israel on Saturday identified the latest remains returned by Hamas as Israeli Argentinian Lior Rudaeff, who was killed in the October 7, 2023 attack. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza war rose to more than 69,000, Gaza health officials said Saturday

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Friday, november 7, 2025

Turkey issues arrest warrant against Netanyahu for 'genocide' in Gaza

Turkey on Friday announced it had issued arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli government officials for "systematically" perpetrating "genocide and crimes against humanity" in Gaza.

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Israeli army receives body of hostage from Red Cross in Gaza

The Israeli army has received the remains of another hostage as part of the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire, the Israeli prime minister's office said Friday. Of the 28 deceased hostages held in Gaza when the ceasefire took effect, 22 have previously been retu

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Kazakhstan joins Abraham Accords after White House summit

The Abraham Accords was a hallmark achievement for US President Donald Trump's first term. The diplomatic agreements established normalisation between Israel and several countries including the UAE and Bahrain --the first Arab States to do so since Jorda

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Kazakhstan to join Abraham Accords, Trump says after call with Tokayev

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords, expanding the normalisation framework between Israel and Muslim-majority nations. The move, confirmed after Trump’s call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

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Making it rain: Inside the United Arab Emirates' cloud-seeding programme

With the COP30 climate summit under way in Brazil, we take you to the United Arab Emirates, one of the most arid countries in the world. There, the government has implemented a cloud-seeding programme to increase rainfall. While the UAE mainly uses seawa

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Thursday, november 6, 2025

Not enough food entering Gaza as winter approaches, according to the UN

The United Nations is warning that aid agencies are in a “race against time” to get food and other supplies into Gaza. According to the UN’s World Food Program, Israel continues to impede deliveries in spite of a month-long cease fire and many Gazans con

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Hostage remains returned from Gaza belong to Tanzanian student, says Israel

Israel on Thursday said the remains handed over by Hamas a day earlier belonged to Joshua Loitu Mollel, a Tanzanian student who was killed in the October 7 attack. The 22 repatriated bodies include 19 Israelis, one Thai national, one Nepali and Mollel.

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“A wasteland”: FRANCE 24 journalist witnesses devastation of war-ravaged Gaza

FRANCE 24 correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky entered the Gaza Strip on Wednesday as part of a “limited and circumscribed” press visit organised by the Israeli army, which has barred foreign journalists from entering the Palestinian enclave since the start of

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Israel identifies hostage remains returned from Gaza

Israel said on November 6 that the remains handed over by Hamas a day earlier belonged to Joshua Loitu Mollel, a Tanzanian student whose body was taken to Gaza after he was killed in the October 7, 2023 attack. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky tells us more,

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French pair released from Iranian prison await permission to return home

A French pair released by Iran after over three years in prison on espionage charges their families vehemently denied are awaiting permission to be allowed to return to France and end their ordeal. Meanwhile, the Iranian foreign minister said that an Ira

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Israel targets Hezbollah 'terrorist infrastructure' in south Lebanon strikes

Israeli jets struck several towns in southern Lebanon on Thursday after urging residents to leave, marking an escalation in their near-daily strikes aimed at Hezbollah targets. The Lebanese military accused Israel of preventing the full implementation of

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US presents draft resolution for Trump's Gaza plan to UN security council

The United States on Wednesday presented a draft UN Security Council resolution to partner nations aimed at bolstering Trump's 20-point plan for Gaza, including by greenlighting an international security force.

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'Iranian govt is known for taking foreign nationals, dual citizens as bargaining chips'

Iran since the Islamic revolution has employed the tactic of arresting Westerners in a bid to extract concessions from its foes, in a strategy of "hostage diplomacy" that has long presented Europe and the United States with a dilemma, observers say. Iran

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Gaza ceasefire: 'Instead of just ceasing the war, we need to cease the conflict'

The United States has presented a draft UN Security Council resolution to partner nations aimed at bolstering President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, including by greenlighting an international security force, Washington's mission said. The US statemen

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Wednesday, november 5, 2025

Gaza: 'No international contingent is going to deploy to an area which is still a free fighter zone'

The Israeli military said on Wednesday that Hamas has handed over remains believed to be those of a deceased hostage to the Red Cross in Gaza, the latest step forward under the US-brokered ceasefire. FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks with Aaron David Mill

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'A wasteland': FRANCE 24 journalist given rare glimpse of war-ravaged Gaza

FRANCE 24 correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky entered the Gaza Strip on Wednesday as part of a “limited and circumscribed” press visit organised by the Israeli army, which has barred foreign journalists from entering the Palestinian enclave since the start of

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Israel says it has received remains believed to be of a Gaza hostage

Israel on Wednesday received a body believed to be of a hostage from Gaza as part of the ongoing ceasefire agreement with Hamas, said the prime minister's office, adding that the remains would be sent to a national forensic centre for identification.

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Reporting amid the ruins at Gaza's 'yellow line'

We have an insight into what's happening inside the Gaza Strip. It is a controlled access with the Israel military, but nontheless it's a rare chance to take a critical first hand look at the so-called "yellow line" buffer zone that Palestinians have to

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In Gaza, education fights to survive

Thanks to the humanitarian community, more than 25,000 children in Gaza have been able to return to school at the start of November. Many schools were destroyed, and the war has left deep scars on an entire generation – but since the October 10 ceasefire

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'Israel doesn't want a legitimate Palestinian leader,' son of jailed figure Marwan Barghouti says

In an interview with FRANCE 24, the son of Marwan Barghouti accused Israel of keeping his father behind bars because "they don't want a legitimate leader who gets his credibility from the people". Barghouti, a Fatah member and probably the most popular P

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NGOs scramble to preserve Gaza's war-torn heritage sites

Since the October ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, organisations in Gaza have been working actively to preserve heritage sites that were damaged or destroyed by Israel's war on the enclave. The FRANCE 24 Observers team spoke to the coordinator of the

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Gaza: France 24 reports after going to the enclave embedded with the IDF

Weeks into a fragile Gaza ceasefire, Gazans say they are still struggling to rebuild. Humanitarian agencies say basic necessities still remain out of reach with little aid reaching the enclave. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky went to Gaza embedded with the

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Iran releases French pair after more than three years in detention

Iran has released two French nationals, Cécile Kohler & Jacques Paris, who were imprisoned there for more than three years on spying charges. The pair was arrested in 2022 while visiting Iran. In October, they were both given lengthy prison sentences. Wh

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