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'There are a number of hostages that have lost their lives'

"There are a number of hostages that have lost their lives", noted Mark Owen, FRANCE 24's correspondent in Jerusalem. Other hostages "are coming though alive and well", he added. The Israeli government revealed in a news conference various aspects of psy

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Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians return to devastated northern Gaza

Palestinians began returning to the northern Gaza Strip on Monday amid a fragile ceasefire in the 15-month war that has ravaged the enclave and displaced almost 2 million Gazans, some 650,000 of them from the north. Many have been displaced multiple time

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Roadblocks open in Gaza: both Israel and Hamas try to turn the story to their advantage

Masses of displaced Palestinians began streaming towards the north of the war-battered Gaza Strip after Israel and Hamas said they had reached a deal for the release of another six hostages. Details by FRANCE 24 journalist in Jerusalem, Mark Owen.

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Gaza residents stream home to the north after hostage breakthrough

Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed along the main roads leading north in Gaza after Hamas agreed to hand over three Israeli hostages later this week and Israeli forces began to withdraw from a main corridor across the enclave. Details by Palestin

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'We want to live in peace, Hamas doesn't: Peace will be elusive while Hamas controls, governs Gaza'

Amid the on-going campaign to bring all of the Israeli hostages home from Gaza, Israel-Canadian filmmaker Yoni Collins joins FRANCE 24's Mark Owen. All the while, four more young women held captive by Hamas have just returned. "We're so happy they're bac

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EU top diplomat expects deal 'today' on easing Syria sanctions after Assad's fall

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said she expected the bloc to agree to begin easing sanctions on Syria after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad in December. Story by Delano D'Souza.

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Hamas and Israel reach deal to allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza

An unending stream of people marched up the coast of Gaza, carrying their belongings in plastic bags and repurposed flour sacks through the central city of Nuseirat after Israel reopened access to the territory's north. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent

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Trump’s idea to send Gazans to Egypt and Jordan falls flat with Arab allies

President Donald Trump’s push to have Egypt and Jordan take in large numbers of Palestinian refugees from besieged Gaza fell flat with those countries' governments. Analysis by Elizabeth Sheppard, senior lecturer specializing in American defense policy a

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Lebanon will respect February 18 deal extension with Israel

Lebanon said it would extend implementation of a ceasefire agreement with Israel until February 18, after Israel failed to meet the deadline for withdrawing troops from the country's south. Story by Charlotte Hughes.

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Tens of thousands return to devastated northern Gaza as Israel lifts its closure under truce

Tens of thousands of Palestinians returned to the most heavily destroyed part of the Gaza Strip as Israel lifted its closure of the north for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas in accordance with a fragile ceasefire. Stor

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Why did Lebanon extend the ceasefire despite Israel's failure to meet withdrawal deadline?

Lebanon said it would extend a ceasefire deal with Israel until mid-February, even though the Israeli military failed to meet a deadline to withdraw its troops and killed 22 people in the south of the country. More information with FRANCE 24 corresponden

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Thousands of displaced Gazans start returning home after hostage deal reached

Masses of displaced Palestinians began streaming towards the north of the war-battered Gaza Strip on Monday after Israel and Hamas said they had reached a deal for the release of another six hostages. Story by Charlotte Hughes.

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France says EU will lift some sanctions against Syria

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot told reporters on Monday that the European Union is lifting some sanctions against Syria, as top EU diplomats met in Brussels to discuss a coordinated approach to sanctions relief for the war-torn country. Barrot

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'We value life, every life: The people still alive must be brought back, reunited with loved ones'

As several more Israeli hostages return to their families, following 15 months of captivity, FRANCE 24's Mark Owen welcomes Anat Ron-Kendall from Hostages Square in Tel Aviv. Ms. Ron-Kendall lost her father on October 7th, when Hamas militants and their

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Israel says eight of 33 hostages due for release by Hamas are dead

Israel on Monday said that a Hamas list showed that at eight of the 33 hostages to be released in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire are dead. Government spokesman David Mencer told journalists that Hamas said the other 25 are alive. Read our liveblog

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Sunday, january 26, 2025

Gaza: 'We have already documented multiple crimes against humanity,' says Human Rights Watch

Israel kept thousands of Palestinians from returning to their homes in northern Gaza on Sunday as it accused Hamas of violating a fragile ceasefire by changing the order of hostages it has released. For more information, FRANCE 24's Gavin Lee interviewed

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Gaza: mediators seem to have reached an agreement regarding hostage A. Yahud's release

Israel kept thousands of Palestinians from returning to their homes in northern Gaza as it accused Hamas of violating a fragile ceasefire by changing the order of hostages it has released. Mediators seem to have reached an agreement regarding the Israeli

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Donald Trump tells journalists he wants to 'clean out' Gaza

President Donald Trump said he would like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations increase the number of Palestinian refugees they are accepting from the Gaza Strip, moving out enough of the population to “just clean out” the war-torn area to create

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Israel kills 15 and injures 83 south Lebanese residents returning home

Israeli army fire killed 15 people in south Lebanon including a soldier, health officials said, as residents tried to return home on the day Israel was meant to withdraw under a truce deal. Story by Emily Boyle.

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Trump says Jordan and Egypt should take more Palestinians from Gaza, Hamas rejects plan

U.S. President Donald Trump said Jordan and Egypt should take more Palestinians from war-ravaged Gaza, a suggestion rejected by Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that runs the enclave. Analysis by Philip Turle.

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Is the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah coming to an end?

Israeli forces killed 15 people in south Lebanon on Sunday as a deadline for their withdrawal passed and thousands of people tried to return to their homes in defiance of Israeli military orders. Is the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah co

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Israel refuses to withdraw from south Lebanon despite deadline, four killed

Israel forces killed three Lebanese civilians and wounded 17 others who were trying to return to homes in south Lebanon where Israeli troops remained on the ground after a deadline for their withdrawal passed. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Beirut

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Are tensions in the Gaza ceasefire deal part of a normal process?

Hamas accused Israel of violating the Gaza ceasefire agreement by preventing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from returning to their homes in the northern part of the territory. Analysis by Oliver McTernan, Forward Thinking.

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Israeli forces kill 3 people in south Lebanon as hundreds of residents try to return home

Israeli forces killed three people and wounded 31 others trying to return to homes in south Lebanon where Israeli troops remained on the ground after a deadline for their withdrawal passed on Sunday.

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Trump floats plan to 'clean out' Gaza and move Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan

US President Donald Trump floated a plan to "just clean out" Gaza, and said he wants Egypt and Jordan to take Palestinians from the territory in a bid to create Middle East peace. Analysis by FRANCE 24 journalist in Jerusalem, Mark Owen.

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Palestinians in the West Bank welcome 200 prisoners freed by Israel as heroes

Thousands of Palestinians chanted praise of Hamas as they welcomed prisoners freed under a ceasefire deal between the militant group and Israel that saw four Israeli hostages also return home. Story by Florent Marchais.

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Hamas parades 'victory' in hostage deal with propaganda video condemned by IDF

Before the release of the four Israeli hostages, they were led onto a stage in Gaza City, surrounded by masked & uniformed Hamas fighters in what many say was a show of force. Nicholas Rushworth tells us more about the highly choreographed event.

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What will come next in the Gaza ceasefire deal?

A Palestinian man was killed and seven people were wounded by Israeli fire overnight, local health officials said Sunday, as crowds gathered in hopes of returning to the northern Gaza Strip under a fragile week-old ceasefire aimed at winding down the war

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Jordan and Egypt reject Trump’s plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza

Jordan and Egypt on Sunday rejected a suggestion by US President Donald Trump to “just clean out” the Gaza Strip and move its Palestinian population to those two countries. Cairo said it was against any attempt of moving Palestinians out of their land “w

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Israeli troops kill several, wound dozens as hundreds of residents try to return to south Lebanon

At least 22 people were killed and dozens more were wounded on Sunday after Israeli troops reportedly opened fire on residents trying to return to their homes in southern Lebanon. Israeli forces remain on the ground despite the end of the 60-day withdraw

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'Sounds like ethnic cleansing to a lot of ears': Trump mulls plan to 'clean out' Gaza

FRANCE 24's Tel Aviv correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky weighs in on US President Donald Trump's statements Saturday that he was considering a plan to "clean out" Gaza by calling on Arab states to take an unspecified number of Palestinians living in the deva

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Trump floats plan to 'just clean out' Gaza and resettle Palestinians in Jordan and Egypt

US President Donald Trump told reporters Saturday that he was considering a plan to "just clean out" Gaza by calling on Jordan and Egypt to take an unspecified number of people living in the devastated enclave. The mass displacement of Palestinians durin

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Israel blocks thousands of Palestinians from returning to northern Gaza over ceasefire dispute

Israel kept thousands of Palestinians from returning to their homes in northern Gaza Strip as it accused Hamas of violating a fragile ceasefire by changing the order of hostages it has released. Local health officials said Israeli forces fired on the cro

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How will Hezbollah respond to Israel's breach of the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon?

Israeli forces in southern Lebanon on Sunday opened fire on protesters demanding their withdrawal in line with a ceasefire agreement, killing at least 11 and injuring more than 80. How will Hezbollah repond? Jennie Shin asked John Lyndon, executive direc

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Saturday, january 25, 2025

'Bittersweet reaction' in Tel Aviv following release of hostages

In Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square, a big screen showed the faces of the four female soldiers released on Saturday. "There has been a bittersweet reaction here," said FRANCE 24 correspondent Mark Owen, live from the scene. The ceasefire deal between Hamas and

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Gazans unable to return home set for long wait to cross Israeli barrier

Displaced Palestinians heading back to the Gaza Strip's war-ravaged north found themselves blocked with their belongings at an Israeli-controlled patch of land where troops stood. Details by Shrouk Aila, journalist in Khan Younes.

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The 10,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza 'could have been saved' M. Barghouti tells FRANCE 24

Hamas militants handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza City on Saturday after parading them in front of a crowd. Israel followed with the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees as part of the fragile ceasefir

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Israel accuses Hamas of breaching terms of Gaza ceasefire deal

The first week of the latest ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas militant group is complete. Hamas has begun to release hostages and Israel has freed nearly 300 Palestinian prisoners. But the deal has hit its first major complication. Israel on Saturd

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Both Israelis and Palestinians who were freed in the ceasefire deal have a long road ahead of them

Hamas freed four female Israeli soldiers in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners, the second swap under the Gaza truce, although Israel halted families from returning to bombed-out north Gaza over a delay in another hostage's release. Details by Dr Hea

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Israel blocks circulation in Gaza : who is not holding up their end of the deal?

Israel said it would block the return of displaced Palestinians to their homes in northern Gaza until civilian woman hostage Arbel Yehud is released. Who is not holding up their end of the deal? FRANCE 24's Erin Ogunkeye asked Zizette Darkazally, former

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Hamas frees 4 female Israeli soldiers in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners as ceasefire holds

Four female Israeli soldiers who were taken in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza returned safely to Israel on Saturday after Hamas militants paraded them before a crowd of thousands in Gaza City and handed them over to the Red Cross. Israel later r

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Two Palestinians killed in an Israeli airstrike on the West Bank

Israel is carrying out a major military operation in the occupied West Bank, killing at least 14 people according to health authorities there. Details by Morgan Ayre.

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'A moment of pure joy' : four Israeli hostages get reunited with their families

Hamas militants handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza City after parading them in front of a crowd. Israel followed with the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees as part of the fragile ceasefire in the Gaz

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Israel releases 200 Palestinian prisoners in a Gaza ceasefire deal after Hamas freed four soldiers

Hamas militants handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza City on Saturday after parading them in front of a crowd. Israel followed with the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees as part of the fragile ceasefir

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'Grief, happiness, and worry all mix together,' shares relative of hostage in Gaza

Israel said it would block the return of displaced Palestinians to their homes in northern Gaza until civilian woman hostage Arbel Yehud is released. How are the families of hostages remaining in Gaza seeing this decision? FRANCE 24 journalist in Tel Avi

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Gaza ceasefire holds as Israel cracks down in the West Bank

The Israeli military launched a raid in the Jenin area, a hotbed of Palestinian militancy, days into a ceasefire in its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The United Nations voiced serious concerns the Israeli military's use of force, including methods "d

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Israel blocks Gazans' return to territory's north unless civilian woman hostage released

A female Israeli civilian held hostage in the Gaza Strip will be released next week, Hamas informed mediators, after Israel said she should have been freed. Details by FRANCE 24 journalist in Tel Aviv, Mark Owen.

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Four female Israeli soldiers released by Hamas

Hamas militants on Saturday handed over to the Red Cross four Israeli women hostages under a truce deal, who will be exchanged for 200 Palestinian prisoners incarcerated in Israeli jails. Details by Shrouk Aila, FRANCE 24 journalist in Khan Younis, in th

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Tears of joy in Tel Aviv's 'Hostage Square' as Israeli captives freed

Hamas militants handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza City after parading them in front of a crowd. Israel was set to release 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees later in the day as part of the fragile ceasefire in

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Gaza ceasefire exchange : what is the power balance between Hamas and Israel?

Hamas militants released four captive female Israeli soldiers on Saturday after parading them in front of a crowd. Israel was set to release 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees later in the day as part of the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. What

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Hamas frees four Israeli hostages to Red Cross in Gaza

Hamas militants on Saturday handed over to the Red Cross four Israeli women hostages under a truce deal in the Gaza war that is also expected to see a second group of Palestinian prisoners freed. Details and analysis by FRANCE 24 Shirli Sitbon.

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'Their warnings were ignored': who are the four military spotters Hamas is releasing today?

FRANCE 24 Jerusalem correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky shares what we know about the four Israeli women soldiers set to be released in the second round of the hostage-prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas.

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Hamas frees four female Israeli soldiers from Gaza in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners

Four female Israeli soldiers held hostage by Hamas for 15 months crossed into Israeli territory from Gaza on Saturday, in the second such handover since a ceasefire began in the Palestinian enclave last weekend. Israel later freed 200 Palestinian prisone

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Hamas/Israel : four Israeli soldiers exchanged 70 Palestinians detainees

Hamas militants handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza City on Saturday after parading them in front of a crowd. Israel followed with the release of the first 70 of 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees due to be set f

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Friday, january 24, 2025

Israel says its troop withdrawal from Lebanon will extend beyond ceasefire deadline

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's office on Friday announced that the withdrawal of its forces from southern Lebanon would continue beyond the 60-day period stipulated in a November ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah. Under the deal brokered by

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Hamas names four Israeli 'women soldiers' to be freed in next swap with Israel

Under the terms of the three-phased Gaza ceasefire deal, Hamas will release hostages held in Gaza in exchange for the liberation of Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails during the first phase of the truce, which lasts 42 days.

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Hamas publishes names of four female hostages to be released Saturday

Hamas on Friday released the names of four hostages it plans to release on Saturday under the terms of a three-phased Gaza ceasefire deal. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed that it received the list and will respond later Frida

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Thursday, january 23, 2025

'We have the case files, we have the evidence': Head of UN Mechanism on Syria war crimes

Seven weeks after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Syria still faces uncertainty over its future as the transitional government attempts to bring order to a country wracked by more than 13 years of civil war. But Syrians are also looking to the past and for

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Why Israel launched West Bank raids in the wake of Gaza's ceasefire

Days after Israel agreed a ceasefire with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military ramped up operations in the West Bank city of Jenin and beyond. Violence has also flared in the territory as masked gangs rampaged through Palestinian villages, hurli

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Jenin residents flee as Israel destroys homes in West Bank operation

Hundreds of residents of Jenin left their homes on Thursday, prompted by messages from drones fitted with loudspeakers, witnesses said, as the Israeli army demolished several houses on the third day of a major military operation in the West Bank. Read ou

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