'We want this war to be over': Israeli hostage families protest in Tel Aviv
• Aug 3, 2025, 11:06 AM
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Over the past few days, Hamas and its ally Islamic Jihad have released three videos showing two hostages seized during the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel that triggered the ongoing war in Gaza. The videos sparked reactions from Israelis who are stepping up calls for a truce securing the release of the remaining captives before it's too late.
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At least 68 African migrants dead and scores missing after ship capsizes off Yemen coast
• 7:09 PM
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At least 68 migrants are dead and 74 more missing after a ship sank off the coast of Yemen Sunday, the UN's migration agency said. Tens of thousands of migrants cross the perilous waters between the Horn and Africa and Yemen every year in search of work
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Renewed clashes in Syria's Druze-majority Sweida kill four people, monitor says
• 4:39 PM
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Three Syrian security personnel and a member of a Druze militia were killed in renewed clashes in the southern province of Sweida, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Sunday. More than 1,400 people were killed in an outbreak of sectaria
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Sweida: Clashes rattle civilians as truce frays
• 3:48 PM
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Renewed sectarian clashes erupted in southern Syria's Druze-majority Sweida province on Sunday (August 3). For more on that topic, FRANCE 24 spoke to Amr Fahed, a Syrian artist and human rights activist.
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Israeli minister Ben-Gvir says he prayed at flashpoint holy site
• 3:45 PM
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A far-right Israeli minister visited and said he prayed at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site on Sunday (August 3), triggering regional condemnation and fears that the provocative move could further escalate tensions. FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani g
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Humanitarian needs escalate in Sweida as truce frays
• 2:24 PM
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New outbreaks of violence overnight into Sunday (August 3) rocked Syria straining a fragile ceasefire. Meanwhile residents in Sweida are calling access to more humanitarian aid.
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Hamas Israeli hostage videos 'appalling', EU foreign affairs chief Kallas says
• 2:15 PM
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Videos released by Palestinian militant group Hamas and its ally Islamic Jihad showing a pair of emaciated hostages held in Gaza since the the October 7, 2023 attack were condemned as "appalling" by EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Sunday. Israeli
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'We want this war to be over': Israeli hostage families protest in Tel Aviv
• 11:06 AM
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Over the past few days, Hamas and its ally Islamic Jihad have released three videos showing two hostages seized during the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel that triggered the ongoing war in Gaza. The videos sparked reactions from Israelis who are steppin
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'My children sleep without food': Gaza aid fails to reach most desperate
• 10:56 AM
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International outcry over images of emaciated children and increasing reports of hunger-related deaths have pressured Israel to let more aid into the Gaza Strip. Aid groups and Palestinians say the changes have only been incremental and are not enough to
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'Famine is unfolding. It's not pending anymore': Why isn't enough food reaching people in Gaza?
• 9:09 AM
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More deadly chaos in Gaza. Local officials say at least 18 more Palestinians were killed Saturday (August 2), including aid seekers near distribution sites. The UN has warned of the risk of famine, with 7 more malnutrition-related deaths in the past 24 h
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At least one killed in Israeli strike on Gaza Red Crescent HQ, says aid group
• 5:48 AM
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The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said Sunday that an Israeli strike on its headquarters in Khan Younis, Gaza, killed at least one staff member and wounded three others. The attack comes two days after US envoy Steve Witkoff visited a US-backed a
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Syrian government, Kurdish-led SDF exchange accusations over northern Syria attack
• 5:18 AM
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Syria’s defence ministry and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) exchanged blame on Saturday following an attack in the northern city of Manbij, threatening to compromise a landmark integration agreement signed by the two sides in March.
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Amid chaos, gangs and gunfire, Gaza aid fails to reach most desperate
• 3:31 AM
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The limited food aid that Israel permits into Gaza after nearly 22 months of conflict is often seized by Palestinians risking their lives under fire, stolen by gangs, or diverted under chaotic circumstances rather than reaching those most in need, say UN
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