Saudi Arabia executes 17 people in three days, approaching new record

Videos of Israeli hostages in Gaza increase pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu for a ceasefire

• 3:34 PM

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New images of emaciated Israeli hostages held in Gaza have horrified Israelis and added pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a ceasefire with Hamas, even as his government considers another expansion of the nearly 22-month war.

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Israel wants world attention on hostages held in Gaza

• 2:06 PM

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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Monday (August 4) said he wants the issue of hostages held in Gaza at the "front and centre" of the world stage, and that he will discuss it at a special UN Security Council session. Videos of emaciated Israeli hos

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Saudi Arabia executes 17 people in three days, approaching new record

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Saudi Arabia has executed 17 people in just three days, marking the fastest pace of capital punishment since 2022 and raising the total number of executions this year to 239. The surge has drawn concern from rights groups, casting a shadow over the kingd

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More Gazans die as aid fails to reach most needy

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At least 40 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire and airstrikes on Gaza on Monday (August 4) including 10 seeking aid, health authorities said, adding another five had died of starvation in what humanitarian agencies warn may be an unfolding famin

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Netanyahu to brief Israeli military on plan to ‘achieve war objectives’ in Gaza

• 11:59 AM

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed to update the country's Gaza war strategy amid intensifying pressure to secure the release of remaining hostages and growing international concern over humanitarian crisis in the enclave after nea

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Hamas says it will allow aid for hostages if Israel opens humanitarian corridors, halts airstrikes

• 10:55 AM

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Hamas said on Sunday (August 3) it was prepared to coordinate with the Red Cross to deliver aid to hostages it holds in Gaza, if Israel meets certain conditions, after a video it released showing an emaciated captive drew sharp criticism from Western pow

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Lebanon awaits justice 5 years after Beirut port blast

• 10:54 AM

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The blast on August 4, 2020 was one of the world's largest non-nuclear explosions, devastating swathes of the Lebanese capital, killing more than 220 people and injuring over 6,500.

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FRANCE 24 report: France carries out airdrops of humanitarian aid into Gaza

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Hospitals in Gaza said 33 more Palestinians seeking food aid were killed by Israeli fire on Sunday. The report came as efforts continued to get more aid into Gaza, with France pledging to parachute 40 tonnes of humanitarian aid in, despite criticism that

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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu asks Red Cross to help hostages in Gaza

• 9:28 AM

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Sunday (August 3) to aid hostages in Gaza. In response, Hamas said that it would allow the agency access to the hostages but only if "humanita

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Migrant boat sinks off Yemen, killing at least 68

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A shipwreck off Yemen has killed at least 68 people, the UN's migration agency said Monday (August 3), with dozens still missing after the boat carrying mostly Ethiopians sank.

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President Aoun vows 'justice is coming' as Lebanon marks five years since Beirut port blast

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Five years after the massive Beirut port explosion that killed more than 220 people and injured thousands, victims' families gathered Monday to demand justice as Lebanon's president vowed accountability for one of the world's deadliest non-nuclear blasts

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Hundreds of Israeli ex-security officials call on Trump to end Gaza war

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Hundreds of retired Israeli security officials urged US President Donald Trump on Monday to pressure the Israeli government into ending the war in Gaza, saying Hamas no longer poses a strategic threat and calling on the US leader to help "steer" their co

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Far-right Israeli minister sparks outrage by praying at flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound

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Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir sparked regional outrage Sunday by visiting Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa compound, a flashpoint where non-Muslim prayer is banned. His presence defied longstanding norms as Gaza reeled from deadly aid chaos and deepening

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Israeli ex-security chiefs urge Donald Trump to help end Gaza war

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Hundreds of retired Israeli security officials including former heads of intelligence agencies have urged US President Donald Trump to pressure their own government to end the war in Gaza. FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert tells us more and gives us his analys

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Lebanon marks 5 years since Beirut port blast

• 12:54 AM

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The blast on August 4, 2020 was one of the world's largest non-nuclear explosions, devastating swathes of the Lebanese capital, killing more than 220 people and injuring over 6,500. Five years after the catastrophic explosion, "no one has been held accou

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