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Live: New strikes target southern Beirut suburb after Israeli evacuation order

A southern Beirut suburb was pummelled by air strikes on Wednesday after the Israeli army told residents living near buildings "linked to Hezbollah" to evacuate. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments in the war in the Middle East.

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Gaza humanitarian situation 'apocalyptic' as Israel pounds enclave

UNRWA said on Tuesday the amount of aid coming into Gaza had reached an "apocalyptic" new low in the 13-month Israel-Hamas war, with 2.2 million people needing "absolutely everything" to avoid dying from disease, famine, and violence.

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Yesterday

Trump likely to fully back selective annexation of West Bank colonies, historian says

Israel's far-right finance minister has vowed to annex Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in 2025. Bezalel Smotrich, who is in charge of settlements, said he would push the Israeli government to work with the incoming Trump administration on t

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Gaza's humanitarian catastrophe: What difference will Trump make?

Gaza's humanitarian crisis is worsening. With a US ultimatum pressing Israel to restore aid access, we focus on the escalating disaster within the Palestinian territory. We’re joined by a humanitarian who has witnessed the devastation firsthand, navigati

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'We have been displaced 50 times': Palestinians flee the northern part of Gaza

Displaced Palestinians made their way through the streets of Gaza City on Tuesday (November 12) after fleeing the northern part of Gaza amid an Israeli military operation. Northern Gaza has become the epicentre of the Israeli offensive for the past month

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Aid groups say Israel misses US deadline to boost humanitarian help for Gaza

Joe Biden's deadline for Israel to allow aid into Gaza comes to an end this Wednesday (November 13). The situation in Gaza though remains critical. Israel has failed to meet US demands to allow greater humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip, where conditi

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Israel announces new aid crossing into Gaza to meet US humanitarian conditions

Israel said on Tuesday it will open a new aid crossing into Gaza as the UN described the situation in the territory as “catastrophic”. Israel’s announcement came one day before a US deadline to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza or face a reduction

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Monday, november 11, 2024

Israel minister pledges West Bank settlements annexation in 2025

Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich pledged on Monday to annex Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in 2025, calling Donald Trump's return to power in the United States "an important opportunity". FRANCE 24's Selina Sykes reports.

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Netanyahu chooses diehard supporter of Israeli settlements as new US ambassador amid Trump return

Yechiel Leiter, a staunch defender of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and vocal advocate for the war in Gaza, is set to become Israel’s new ambassador to the US. His appointment by Netanyahu comes just days after Trump’s re-election – signa

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Saudi crown prince MBS condemns Gaza 'genocide', at Arab summit

Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler called for immediate ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon at a joint Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation summit that will renew calls for a Palestinian state on Monday.

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War in Lebanon: UN warns of devastating physical and emotional impacts on children

In an Israeli strike north of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, far from the areas in the east and south where Hezbollah has a major presence, at least 23 people died, including seven children. UNICEF has warned of devastating physical and emotional impacts on

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Israeli air raids on eastern Lebanon kill at least 41

Israeli strikes killed dozens of people including children on Sunday in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza, as the world watched for signs of how the U.S. election might affect the wars between Israel and Iranian-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbolla

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Netanyahu says has spoken with Trump three times in past few days

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he has spoken with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump three times in the past few days aimed at tightening the strong alliance between Israel and the United States. Netanyahu is clearly very happy a

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Arab leaders call for Gaza, West Bank, east Jerusalem to become unified Palestinian state

Arab and Muslim leaders on Monday called for the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Gaza Strip and annexed east Jerusalem to become a unified Palestinian state. In a statement issued at the closing of a summit in Saudi Arabia, the leaders also said Israel must

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Muslim leaders say Mideast peace requires end to Israeli occupation of 'Arab territories'

The closing statement of the summit of Arab and Muslim leaders in Riyadh said that "a just and comprehensive peace" in the Middle East "cannot be achieved without ending the Israeli occupation of all occupied Arab territories", referring to the occupied

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Israeli PM’s office confirms Netanyahu approved Lebanon pager attacks

Israel was long suspected to be responsible for the detonation of numerous pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon in September, which killed 39 people and wounded more than 3,400. On Monday, the Israeli prime minister's office confirmed Israeli media repor

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Sunday, november 10, 2024

Netanyahu says he approved pager attack targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon

France 24's correspondent in Beirut, Rawad Taha, reports on developments in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. Israeli air strikes killed more than 40 people in Lebanon on Sunday and Binyamin Netanyahu said he approved the September pager attack targeting He

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Israel's new defence minister criticised for saying Israel has defeated Hezbollah

France 24's Nora Tarnopolosky in Jerusalem says the new Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has come under intense criticism within the country for declaring Israel had achieved battlefield victory over Hezbollah.

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What does life look like in Northern Gaza right now?

Dozens of people were killed and wounded in an Israeli strike on a house in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip at dawn on Sunday, Palestinian medics said. What exactly does life look like in Northern Gaza at the moment? FRANCE 24's Erin Ogunkeye asked Ox

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In Tel Aviv, Israeli protesters demand the end of war and the return of hostages

Israeli protesters marked 400 days since the hostages were taken when Hamas militants attacked southern Israel on October 7 last year. They protested once again on Saturday as they do every week. This time, however, there was particular concern after Qat

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Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and northern Gaza

Israeli strikes killed dozens of people including children on Sunday in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza, as the world watched for signs of how the US election might affect the wars between Israel and Iranian-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah.

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Israeli airstrikes on Gaza's Jabalia kills 33, including 13 children

Israeli strikes killed dozens of people on Sunday in Lebanon and the northern Gaza Strip, where the military has been waging a major offensive for more than a month that aid groups say has further worsened the humanitarian crisis in the besieged enclave.

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Saturday, november 9, 2024

Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon's Tyre kill at least seven people including two children

Lebanon's health ministry said Saturday seven people including two children were killed in Israeli strikes on the southern city of Tyre a day earlier, with rescuers still searching for missing people under the rubble. Story by Olivier Faissolle and Siobh

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Officials say Qatar has decided to suspend its mediation efforts on Gaza

Qatar has decided to suspend its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel, officials said Saturday, after growing frustration with the lack of progress on a cease-fire deal for Gaza. Details with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Jerusalem, Noga Tarnopols

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After Hamas rejection of hostage deal, US asked Qatar to expel the group

The U.S. has told Qatar that the presence of Hamas in Doha is no longer acceptable in the weeks since the Palestinian militant group rejected the latest proposal to achieve a ceasefire and a hostage deal, a senior administration official told Reuters on

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1.2 million displaced in Lebanon, including 11.000 pregnant women, are facing a health crisis

As Israeli strikes continue to exacerbate a health crisis in Lebanon, pharmacies have been forced to close. This has left 1.2 million people to face a health crisis, thousands of which are now fleeing to the Syrian border in hopes of finding medical supp

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Qatar says its Gaza ceasefire mediation efforts are 'currently stalled'

Qatar's foreign ministry said on Saturday that its efforts in mediating a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas were "currently stalled" and that they would resume when "the parties show their willingness and seriousness to end

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Israeli launches overnight wave of powerful air strikes pounding Beirut

At least seven people have been killed and 46 injured following Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon's coastal city of Tyre, the Lebanese health ministry said on Saturday. Israeli strikes are also pounding the country's capital, Beirut. Details with FRANCE 24 c

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Friday, november 8, 2024

Gaza felt like 'some movie out of Stalingrad', head of Norwegian Refugee Council says

FRANCE 24 spoke to the head of the NGO Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Jan Egeland, who recently returned from a rare visit to the Gaza Strip. Egeland compared the destroyed urban landscape in the Palestinian enclave to that of Stalingrad or Dresden dur

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Nearly 70 percent of people killed in Gaza women and children, UN finds

The majority of civilians killed in the Gaza Strip have been women and children, a UN report found Friday. The UN also found that 80 percent of all verified deaths in Gaza had occurred in Israeli attacks on residential buildings or similar housing, and t

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Nearly 70 percent of people killed in Gaza women and children, UN finds

The majority of civilians killed in the Gaza Strip have been women and children, a UN report found Friday. The UN also found that 80 percent of all verified deaths in Gaza had occurred in Israeli attacks on residential buildings or similar housing, and t

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How could Trump bring lasting peace to Middle East, like he promised?

The world is processing what Donald Trump's victory will mean abroad. Both supporters and critics of the president-elect have said his return to power will fundamentally change America's place in world affairs and security matters, especially as the wars

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Banning UNRWA will lead to a vacuum and more suffering for Palestinians, the agency's chief says

The head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees said Wednesday that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning its activities in Israel will leave a vacuum that will cost more lives and create further instability in Gaza and the West Bank.

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Iran's faces of anger: An inside look at the lives of Iranians who say no

A little over two years ago, on September 16, 2022, Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish student, was beaten to death by the Iranian morality police over a few strands of hair escaping from her veil. This was seen as one injustice too many by the Iranian people,

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African workers trapped by war in Lebanon after their passport was confiscated

In Lebanon, a large number of African women hired as domestic servants have been left to fend for themselves since the conflict with Israel has started. Their passports have been confiscated, so they cannot return home. report by Johan Bodin, Achraf Abid

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'The incident puts further strain on the relationship between France and Israel'

A tense confrontation occured between Israeli police and two security officials at the French-administered Eleona compound in Jerusalem. The officials were accompanying French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on a trip to the city. Israeli security forc

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Katz sworn in as Israel's new defence minister following Gallant firing

Former Israeli foreign minister and longtime ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israel Katz was sworn in as defence minister on Thursday. Netanyahu had abruptly fired Katz's predecessor, Yoav Gallant, on Tuesday over persistent disagreements durin

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Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill at least three, injures five UNIFIL forces

Israel launched multiple attacks across Lebanon on Thursday night into Friday morning, targeting the only international airport in Beirut and a historic building in Baalbek, while strikes in Sidon killed three civilians and injured five members of the Ma

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Thursday, november 7, 2024

At least five UN peacekeepers wounded in deadly Israeli strike on south Lebanon city

The UN peacekeeping force known as UNIFIL said in a statement that a convoy bringing newly arrived peacekeepers to south Lebanon was passing by when an Israeli drone strike took place on Thursday, wounding at least five UN workers and killing three civil

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Israeli police detain two French Consulate gendarmes in Jerusalem

Israeli police entered a French-owned church compound with weapons in Jerusalem on Thursday and briefly arrested two gendarmes securing the site. Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, who abandoned his plans to visit the site as a result of the event, said

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Wednesday, november 6, 2024

Tens of thousands of ‘resistance combatants’ ready to fight Israel, Hezbollah says

Hezbollah's leader Naim Qassem on Wednesday said that the group has tens of thousands of “resistance combatants” ready to fight Israel and that the US election result would not have any impact on the war in Lebanon. A series of Israeli strikes in Lebanon

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Tuesday, november 5, 2024

'Bulldozer': Israel's new Defence Minister Israel Katz is longtime Netanyahu ally

In a surprise announcement, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday kicked his popular defence minister Yoav Gallant to the curb and replaced him with Israel Katz, the country's former foreign minister. Nicknamed a “bulldozer” in Israeli med

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Netanyahu fires Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant in surprise announcement

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed Defence Minister Yoav Gallant in a surprise announcement in which he cited a “crisis of trust”, appointing Foreign Minister Israel Katz to succeed him. The move sparked mass protests in Tel A

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Monday, november 4, 2024

Israel hostages forum calls for probe into secrets leak case

Gaza hostages group urges probe after ex-aide to Israeli PM Netanyahu allegedly leaked confidential documents, potentially hindering hostage release efforts. Ex-aide Eliezer Feldstein and three others detained Sunday, sparking opposition calls for Netany

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Gaza hospital comes under attack again as Israel pummels enclave's north

Gaza's health ministry said Israeli forces bombarded the last partially functioning hospital in northern Gaza on Monday as residents feared new air and ground attacks were aimed at emptying areas of civilians in the enclave's north.

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Israel says it hits Hezbollah 'intelligence assets' near Damascus

Israel's Air Force said on Monday that it struck Hezbollah intelligence assets near Damascus in an attack on key infrastructure in Syria. The news came as Israel's army bombarded the last partially functioning hospital in north Gaza, the area of intense

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Sunday, november 3, 2024

School year starts in Lebanon amid Israeli strikes

The new school year is starting in Lebanon despite ongoing strikes from Israel. With some schools partially transformed into shelters for those displaced by the fight between Israel and Hezbollah, administrators and teachers are doing what they can to pr

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Iran arrests female student who stripped to protest dress code

Iranian authorities on Saturday arrested a female student who staged a solo protest by stripping to her underwear in public. Reports indicate the action aimed to highlight the oppressive enforcement of Iran's dress code, which mandates women wear a heads

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US says Iranian-American journalist detained in Iran amid rising tensions

The US State Department confirmed on Sunday that Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh has been detained in Iran for months amid escalating tensions and threats of retaliation from Tehran following an Israeli attack.

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Dozens dead in fresh Israeli strikes on Gaza as Netanyahu visits Lebanese border

More than 30 people were on Sunday killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics said. Nearly half of the deaths were recorded in the enclave's north. Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, visited the Lebanese border am

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Saturday, november 2, 2024

Iran’s Khamenei threatens 'crushing response' to Israel attacks

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned on Saturday of a "crushing response" to Israel and the US following recent attacks on Iranian targets. The news came as the World Health Organization said four children were among six people wounded i

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Lebanon sources say man was abducted on northern coast in suspected Israeli raid

Israeli naval forces captured a “senior Hezbollah operative” in the Lebanese coastal city of Batroun, an Israeli military official said Saturday. Lebanese sources were the first to report the abduction, which took place early Friday morning. It is the fi

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Hezbollah official reportedly captured by Israeli forces in raid

A Lebanese military source said Saturday that unidentified naval commandos abducted a mariner in the coastal city of Batroun, more than a month into Israel's war with Hezbollah. In a overnight raid on northern Lebanon, Israeli forces captured a "senior H

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Israel carries out deadly strike on south Beirut without evacuation warning

The Lebanese health ministry reported that at least one person was killed and 15 others injured in an Israeli air strike that targeted a southern Beirut suburb on Saturday, without prior warning of evacuation by Israel as is normally the custom. Read our

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Friday, november 1, 2024

Lebanon accuses Israel of rejecting ceasefire after Beirut strikes

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Friday said that Israel's renewed bombing of Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold, was proof that Israel is rejecting "all efforts being made to secure a ceasefire". In northern Gaza, described as "apo

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Northern Gaza situation ‘apocalyptic’, UN agency chiefs warn

The unfolding situation in the northern Gaza Strip is "apocalyptic", the heads of the major UN agencies said in a joint statement on Friday, warning that its entire population was at "imminent risk" of death from “disease, famine and violence”. They call

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Thursday, october 31, 2024

Baalbeck International Festival calls for protection of cultural heritage amid Israeli strikes

Thousands of people have fled from Baalbeck, the main city in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley, and surrounding areas after Israeli evacuation warnings and aerial bombardment on Wednesday. Every year, the town hosts the Baalbeck International Festival, one

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After banning UNRWA, Israel has yet to propose alternative aid structure for Palestinians

Despite opposition from the United States and a warning from the UN Security Council, the Israeli parliament voted on Monday to ban the UN's Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) from operating on Israeli territory. This vote has far-reaching humanitarian a

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US envoys in Israel seek Lebanon ceasefire as Hamas rejects truce deal

Senior US officials met with their Israeli counterparts to discuss a possible deal to end the conflict in Lebanon as Israeli airstrikes pounded two towns in the country's historic Baalbek region. Meanwhile, Hamas rejected a truce deal with Israel, insist

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Israeli strikes kill at least 46 Palestinians across Gaza, hospital hit, ministry says

At least 46 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Gaza health officials said, adding that a hospital in the enclave’s north had been hit. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that there has been “g

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