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Houthi rebels detain at least 11 UN personnel, envoy to Yemen says

The United Nations envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, condemned the “arbitrary detentions” of at least 11 UN staff by Houthi rebels on Sunday and demanded that they be “immediately and unconditionally” released. Those arrested included seven World Food Pro

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Aid flotilla set to sail to Gaza

A flotilla carrying aid and various public figures, including Greta Thunberg and European lawmakers, is set to sail from Barcelona on Sunday, aiming to reach Gaza by mid-September. Organisers called it the largest solidarity mission yet, after Israel blo

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Aid flotilla with Greta Thunberg, European lawmakers set to sail for Gaza, arriving mid-September

A flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and high-profile figures, including Greta Thunberg and European lawmakers, is scheduled to depart from Barcelona on Sunday, with the goal of reaching Gaza by mid-September. Organisers have described it as the largest

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Israel expands Gaza City offensive: Protests flare from Venice to Nazareth

Israel will soon restrict or slow the flow of humanitarian aid into parts of northern Gaza as it intensifies its offensive against Hamas, an official said Saturday, a day after Gaza City was declared a combat zone. The move is expected to draw further co

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Palestinians conduct night patrols to prevent West Bank settler attacks

In the West Bank, Palestinians have begun organizing night patrols to safeguard their communities from settler attacks, a practice that has become an essential element of local security amid rising tensions with Israeli settlers. These patrols serve as b

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EU urges US to reverse visa ban on Palestinian officials heading to UN General Assembly

The EU pressed Washington on Saturday to reconsider its decision to bar Palestinian officials, including Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas, from next month’s UN General Assembly, citing international law and agreements obliging the US to gran

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Aid flotilla with Greta Thunberg, European lawmakers set to sail for Gaza

A flotilla carrying aid and various public figures, including Greta Thunberg and European lawmakers, is set to sail from Barcelona on Sunday, aiming to reach Gaza by mid-September. Organisers called it the largest solidarity mission yet, after Israel blo

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Aid flotilla with Greta Thunberg, European lawmakers set to sail for Gaza

A flotilla carrying aid and various public figures, including Greta Thunberg and European lawmakers, is set to sail from Barcelona on Sunday, aiming to reach Gaza by mid-September. Organisers called it the largest solidarity mission yet, after Israel blo

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Debunked images: Pro-Israeli influencers claim famine in Gaza is staged

For several weeks now, the pro-Israeli account Gazawood has been claiming that the famine in Gaza is staged. To back up its claims, it has been sharing videos of cafés and restaurants that are still in operation, claiming that they show that there is no

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Yesterday

After Israeli air strikes kill Houthi prime minister, Israel readies for counter-attack

Israel is preparing for Houthi retaliation after an Israeli air strike on Thursday killed the Houthi prime minister and other top officials of the Iran-backed rebels in Yemen. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem.

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Yemen's Houthis confirm death of prime minister and other officials in Israeli strike

The Iran-backed Houthis on Saturday confirmed that an Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the rebel-controlled government and several other ministers in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Thursday.

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Israel declares Gaza City a "combat zone": Death toll surpasses 63,000

The Israeli military on Friday declared Gaza City a “dangerous combat zone” before a new offensive in the Palestinian enclave's largest city. Israel is moving forward with plans to seize Gaza City despite growing international pressure to end the nearly

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US denies visas to Abbas and 80 other Palestinian officials heading to UN General Assembly

The State Department said Friday that it would deny visas to members of the Palestinian Authority for September’s UN General Assembly, including Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas. Under an agreement as the host of UN headquarters in New York,

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Israel declares Gaza City a 'dangerous combat zone' ahead of new offensive

The Israeli military on Friday declared Gaza City a “dangerous combat zone” before a new offensive in the Palestinian enclave's largest city. Israel is moving forward with plans to seize Gaza City despite growing international pressure to end the nearly

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Israel declares Gaza’s largest city a combat zone, death toll passes 63,000

As the military confirmed the resumption of fighting, health authorities reported that the death toll in Gaza has reached 63,025, with hospitals recording 59 new deaths in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, aid organisations and a church sheltering residents

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Red Cross says Israeli plan to evacuate residents of Gaza City is 'incomprehensible'

As the Israeli army intensified operations to seize Gaza City and relocate its inhabitants, the Red Cross warned that the dire lack of shelter, healthcare and nutrition meant that evacuating the population was "not only unfeasible but incomprehensible un

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Friday, august 29, 2025

European offer to delay sanctions on Iran still 'on the table'

Britain, France, and Germany said their offer to extend the Iran nuclear deal and delay sanctions for 30 days “remains on the table”, said UK Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Friday. The three nations triggered on Thursday the “snapback” mechanism t

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Israel declares Gaza City a 'dangerous combat zone' ahead of new offensive

The Israeli military on Friday declared Gaza City a “dangerous combat zone” before a new offensive in the Palestinian enclave's largest city. Israel is moving forward with plans to seize Gaza City despite growing international pressure to end the nearly

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Gaza hostages face 'same risks' from Israeli offensive as its fighters, says Hamas

Israel’s military said Friday it was in the “initial phases” of its planned offensive in the territory’s largest city. Meanwhile, Hamas said the hostages face 'same risks' from the Israeli offensive as its fighters. Read our liveblog to see how the day's

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Thursday, august 28, 2025

'It felt like the Israelis were choosing a target for the day and having fun', Gaza ICU doctor says

FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Dr Travis Melin, anesthesiologist and ICU doctor, who has been working at Khan Younis' Nasser Hospital in the Gaza Strip. He says that evidence from gunshot wounds suggests that Israeli soldiers were deliberately aimi

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Iran says sanctions snapback to 'undermine' cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog

Iran said Thursday the decision by European powers to trigger a mechanism reimposing sanctions under a moribund 2015 nuclear deal would undermine Tehran's cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog. FRANCE 24's Saeed Azimi reports from Tehran.

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UN Security Council votes to end peacekeeping force in Lebanon after 2026

Bowing to US and Israeli demands, the UN Security Council voted unanimously on Thursday to terminate the multinational peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon. The resolution gives the force, known as UNIFIL, a year starting on Dec. 31, 2026, to withdraw

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Israel launches strikes on Houthi 'military target' in Yemeni capital Sanaa

Israeli forces "struck a Houthi terrorist regime military target" in the area of Sanaa in Yemen, a military statement said on Thursday. Israel's Channel 12, quoting an Israeli source, said senior Houthi political figures were targeted.

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Israeli Defence Forces push further into Gaza City

At least 32 people were killed and more than 100 injured on Saturday morning when Israeli troops opened fire on crowds of Palestinians seeking food from two aid distribution hubs in southern Gaza, according to witnesses and hospital officials. Israeli de

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Iran warns return of sanctions will ‘seriously undermine’ cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog

Iran said the decision by Britain, France and Germany to launch a 30-day process to reimpose UN sanctions over its nuclear programme was a “provocative and unnecessary escalation” that would undermine the ongoing process of cooperation between Iran and

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UN experts decry 'enforced disappearances' of Gazans at food aid sites

UN rights experts on Thursday expressed alarm at reports of “enforced disappearances” of starving Palestinians seeking food in Gaza. The seven independent experts said in a statement they had received reports that a number of individuals, including one c

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Papers on famine in Gaza: 'Children forget the colours of food'

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, August 28: As famine in Gaza continues to make headlines, The Atlantic has a long read on families and their survival. But first, French papers discuss Prime Minister François Bayrou's looming confidence vote. Also, Denmark apolo

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UN Security Council affirms Gaza famine is manmade

United Nations officials and aid agencies have warned that famine in Gaza is no longer a looming threat but a present reality, with children increasingly dying of hunger as Israel’s ongoing siege and bombardment continue to obstruct vital humanitarian ai

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Israeli troops have described the evacuation as inevitable as they advance towards Gaza City

Israeli and US officials met in Washington on Wednesday to discuss post-war Gaza, as Israel’s military warned that evacuation of Gaza City was “inevitable” ahead of a new offensive. Anger mounted after a double strike on Gaza's Nasser Hospital that kille

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Gaza: Donald Trump holds post-war Gaza policy meeting with Blair and Kushner

Israeli and US officials met in Washington on Wednesday to discuss post-war Gaza, as Israel’s military warned that evacuation of Gaza City was “inevitable” ahead of a new offensive. Anger mounted over a double strike on Nasser Hospital that killed 22, in

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IAEA inspectors’ return is not resumption of full nuclear cooperation, Iran says

Iran said Wednesday that IAEA inspectors’ return did not mark a full resumption of cooperation, halted after June’s Israeli and US attacks. Inspectors began work at the Bushehr nuclear site in southwestern Iran, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said, the first v

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No, the UN did not say that 87% of Gaza's humanitarian aid is looted by Hamas

Pro-Israeli internet users claim that the UN has stated that 87 percent of humanitarian aid entering Gaza is being looted by Hamas. The UN has never made such a statement, and the claims likely stem from a misleading distortion of statistics published by

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Wednesday, august 27, 2025

Israel says Gaza City evacuation is 'inevitable' as Trump holds talks on post-war plans

Israeli and US officials met in Washington on Wednesday to discuss post-war Gaza, as Israel’s military warned that evacuation of Gaza City was “inevitable” ahead of a new offensive. Anger mounted after a double strike on Gaza's Nasser Hospital that kille

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IAEA chief says inspectors have arrived at Iran nuclear site

UN nuclear inspectors have begun work at the key Iranian site of Bushehr, the chief of their agency said Wednesday, after Tehran agreed to limited cooperation in the wake of Israeli and US strikes. Iran said earlier that IAEA inspectors would oversee the

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Israel intensifies Gaza City operations as White House sets meeting on post-war plans

Israeli forces increased military pressure on the outskirts of Gaza City Wednesday as US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said the White House would host a meeting to outline post-war plans for the war-torn enclave.

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Israel still silent on ceasefire deal accepted by Hamas ten days ago

Israeli forces carried out a rare daytime raid on Tuesday in the heart of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, where the Palestinian Authority is headquartered. Dozens of Palestinians were wounded, according to local medics, as people throwing stones

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Israeli protesters block highway, demanding hostage deal

The Israeli government on Tuesday faced renewed pressure to reach a deal to return hostages held in Gaza for nearly two years as demonstrators escalated a weekly protest by blocking a highway near the capital of Tel Aviv and rallying across the country.

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Israeli strikes near Syria's capital kill at least six soldiers

Syrian officials said Tuesday that Israeli strikes killed at least six soldiers across its southern regions. Israel has carried out consistent attacks on its neighbour since the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad despite pursuing talks with the country's i

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Tuesday, august 26, 2025

Iran sanctions snapback: European diplomats concerned about Russian nuisance potential, expert says

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

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’

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'

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

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

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

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

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'

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

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'

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

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

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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Monday, august 25, 2025

Famine in Gaza City: Did the UN's hunger monitor 'forge' the numbers? No

Since the UN-backed IPC declared that Gaza City and its surrounding areas are officially suffering from famine, Israel has slammed the report as "lies'" and "Hamas propaganda". Now, Israel has attacked the methodology used by the IPC, saying that it lowe

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Strike on Nasser Hospital: 'it's very clear this was no mistake', ICU doctor says

FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Dr Travis Melin, Anesthesiologist and ICU doctor in Gaza, about Monday's strike on Khan Younis' Nasser Hospital, which left 20 people dead, including 5 journalists. He says that 'it's very clear that it was no mista

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Netanyahu says Israel 'regrets tragic mishap' after Gaza reporters killed

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his regret Monday for a strike that killed 20 people, including five journalists, at a hospital in the Gaza Strip, calling it a "tragic mishap". Contributors for Reuters, the Associated Press and Al Jazeera were ki

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As long as Trump's got his back? Netanyahu defies international pressure over Gaza

It will soon be two years since Israel endured its worst day of bloodshed and terror in its history. At the time here in France, home to Europe's largest Jewish community, a majority expected and even supported a forceful reaction. Nearly two years on, t

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Arts & activism: Every human has 'a right and responsibility' to use their voice and inspire change

As the legendary Nigerian artist Fela Kuti once declared, “Music is our weapon,” we again stand at the crossroads of artistry and politics, as war rages in the Middle East. For centuries, even millennia, resistance to oppression and injustice has found i

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‘We are painted as targets’: How a secret Israeli unit puts Gaza journalists in the crosshairs

Israel’s army is using a secret unit to shape narratives around Gaza, portraying Palestinian journalists as Hamas operatives to justify strikes. Analysts say the tactic silences reporters and controls the story in one of the world's deadliest conflicts f

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At least 20 killed, including five journalists, in Israeli strikes on Gaza's Nasser hospital

At least 20 people were killed, including five journalists, in Israeli air strikes Monday on Gaza's Nasser Hospital, Palestinian health officials said. More than 240 Palestinian journalists have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since the war began o

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Sunday, august 24, 2025

'Death follows us everywhere': Israel pounds Gaza City as it vows to press on with offensive

Israeli air strikes hit areas around Gaza City on Sunday, local civil defence said, as the military pressed ahead with plans for a major offensive on what it sees as the last stronghold of Hamas. Fighting also escalated in Jabalia, just north of the city

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Iran willing to limit uranium enrichment

The Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary, Ali Larijani, is the leading official to lower the country's uranium enrichment to 20% purity, down from 60%. France24 correspondent Saaed Azimi reports from Tehran, Iran.

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