World leaders call for de-escalation after Iran's missile attack on Israel

Netanyahu thought to be weighing options after his pledge to come down hard on Iran

• 9:01 PM

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is thought to be weighing up a range of options, following his pledge to come down hard on Iran. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Bilal Y Saab, Head of the US-Middle East Practice and an Associate Fellow at C

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A photo of an Iranian missile generated using AI? A video of Netanyahu running to his bunker?

• 8:41 PM

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Following the barrage of Iranian missiles fired at Israel on Tuesday, a barrage of misinformation also flooded social media. We debunk the fake claims in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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Israel's air defense system limits casualties from Iranian missiles, as Tehran awaits retaliation

• 8:20 AM

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Israel's Iron Dome air defense system limited the damage from Iran's missile barrage on Tuesday, while Tehran now prepares for Israeli reprisals. FRANCE 24's Philip Turle says Israel will not be deterred from taking military action by calls for restraint

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Tensions on a knife-edge in Middle East as Iran launches missile strike against Israel

• 7:40 AM

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PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, October 2: We look at reactions and analysis after Iran fired at least 180 missiles at Israel. The local and international press question how Israel will retaliate, as well as to what extent the United States will get involved,

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Several killed in attack in Tel Aviv shortly before Iranian missiles target Israel

• 7:29 AM

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Two gunmen opened fire on passers-by at a light rail station in Tel Aviv on Tuesday in a suspected terrorist attack that killed at least seven people and injured nine others. Police said the attackers were residents of the Palestinian city of Hebron in t

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World leaders call for de-escalation after Iran's missile attack on Israel

• 7:11 AM

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World leaders called for restraint on Tuesday after Iran launched its biggest missile attack yet against arch-foe Israel, while the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas hailed the attack, calling it "revenge for the blood of our heroic martyrs".

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Conflict with Israel comes when Lebanon is at its most vulnerable point

• 5:43 AM

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France 24's correspondent in Beirut provides an overview of the escalating conflict, which comes after Lebanon has suffered a series of economic and societal shocks.

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Israel says eight of its soldiers killed in clashes with Hezbollah in south Lebanon

• 1:46 AM

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Israel said eight of its soldiers died on Wednesday in clashes with Hezbollah in south Lebanon. Tensions in the Middle East spiralled in the past 48 hours after Israel began what it describes as a "limited, localised and targeted" ground operation in Leb

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