Netanyahu rival Benny Gantz offers political truce to help secure Gaza hostage deal
• Aug 24, 2025, 6:29 AM
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Former Israeli defence minister Benny Gantz on Saturday offered to join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a unity government to help secure the release of hostages held in Gaza. Reliant on far-right allies to remain in power, Netanyahu has launched a renewed military assault on famine-stricken Gaza City to put pressure on Hamas, who last week accepted a ceasefire proposal involving a partial hostage release.
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Iran sanctions snapback: European diplomats concerned about Russian nuisance potential, expert says
• 7:25 PM
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Iran held talks on Tuesday with European powers, seeking to avert a sanctions snapback which they have threatened to impose under the moribund 2015 nuclear deal. FRANCE 24 speaks to Holly Dagres, Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute, who says that E
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Gaza: Israel strikes hospital, killing five journalists
• 5:19 PM
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Israel struck one of the main hospitals in the Gaza Strip on Monday and then hit the facility again as journalists and rescue workers rushed to the scene, killing at least 20 people and wounding scores more, local health workers said.
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Famine in Gaza: ‘It’s not just a humanitarian crisis, it's a daily tragedy’
• 3:39 PM
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For the first time since the war in Gaza began in October 2023, the UN declared a famine in the Gaza governorate on August 22. The FRANCE 24 Observers team spoke to several local food distribution organisations who say the declaration “comes too late”, a
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'Netanyahu not under pressure from US, Mideast, Int'l community to alter trajectory, end tragic war'
• 3:33 PM
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Protesters in Israel on Tuesday torched tires, blocked highways and clamored for a ceasefire that would free hostages still in Gaza, even as Israeli leaders moved forward with plans for an offensive which they argue is needed to defeat Hamas. The disrupt
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Hezbollah chief rejects disarmament, Lebanon to submit new plan by the end of the week
• 3:15 PM
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On Monday, Israel signalled it would scale back its military presence in southern Lebanon if the Lebanese armed forces took action to disarm Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah, while the Iran-backed group reiterated its refusal to lay down its weapons. Leb
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Lebanon to propose Hezbollah disarmament plan on August 31, Israel to give counterproposal
• 3:11 PM
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Lebanon will present a plan on Sunday aimed at persuading Hezbollah to disarm, with Israel expected to submit a corresponding framework for its military withdrawal, top U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack said on Tuesday. Story by Emerald Maxwell.
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Israelis stage a day of disruption to pressure Netanyahu's government over war in Gaza
• 3:10 PM
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Protesters in Israel on Tuesday torched tires, blocked highways and clamored for a ceasefire that would free hostages still in Gaza, even as Israeli leaders moved forward with plans for an offensive which they argue is needed to defeat Hamas. Details by
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Israeli protesters demand hostage deal as cabinet set to meet
• 2:01 PM
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Protesters demanding an end to the Gaza war and the return of hostages to their homes took to the streets in Israel on Tuesday ahead of a security cabinet meeting scheduled for the evening. Story by Solange Mougin and Olivier Faissolle.
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'If Iran could invite IAEA back to doing what it was doing before the bombing, that might be enough'
• 2:01 PM
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Senior officials from Iran and Europe's top three powers are meeting in Geneva to discuss the Wests' demand that Iran revive nuclear inspections and diplomacy or face the reimposition of sanctions that were lifted under a 2015 deal. France, Britain and G
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Gaza: How Israel’s ‘double-tap’ strikes kill journalists and first responders
• 9:54 AM
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A clearer picture has now emerged about Israel's deadly attack on one of Gaza's main hospitals Monday. The Israeli military bombed Nasser hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis a first time... and then a second time, just as journalists and rescue
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Gaza: Netanyahu says bombing of hospital killing 20 was 'tragic mishap'
• 9:11 AM
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Israel struck twice one of the main hospitals in the Gaza Strip on Monday and then hit the facility again as journalists and rescue workers rushed to the scene, killing at least 20 people and wounding scores more, local health workers said. Israeli Prime
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Israel strikes a Gaza hospital twice, killing at least 20, including journalists and rescuers
• 8:02 AM
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Israel struck one of the main hospitals in the Gaza Strip on Monday and then hit the facility again as journalists and rescue workers rushed to the scene, killing at least 20 people and wounding scores more, local health workers said. Story by Caroline B
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Israelis rally for Gaza ceasefire, hostage release ahead of security cabinet meeting
• 7:43 AM
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Protesters blocked roads in Tel Aviv and rallied outside ministers' homes Tuesday, demanding a Gaza ceasefire and the return of hostages as Israel faced outrage over a hospital strike that killed at least 20 people, including five journalists.
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