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Live: Hezbollah strikes targets in Tel Aviv as EU renews calls for immediate ceasefire

Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah group said it launched missiles at an Israeli army intelligence base in the Tel Aviv suburbs in the second such attack on and near the city on Sunday. The news came as the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called for

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Yesterday

Israeli PM's speech was 'a declaration of war directed inside Israel'

Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu's speech on Saturday was, "a declaration of war directed inside Israel", said FRANCE 24's correspondent in Jerusalem Noga Tarnopolsky. 'The Prime minister, in his video statement, said that he and the state have

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More than 55 killed in Israeli strikes, Lebanon says

Lebanon said Israeli air strikes on Saturday killed more than 55 people, many of them in central Beirut. The news came as Israel's defence minister vowed decisive action against Hezbollah, in a call with his US counterpart. Read our liveblog to see how t

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Friday, november 22, 2024

ICC arrest warrants: 'Binyamin Netanyahu's world has shrunk considerably'

Arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, former Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif mark a "historic moment" in the history of the court

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UNESCO 'enhanced protection' for 34 Lebanon heritage sites

Dozens of heritage sites in Lebanon were granted "provisional enhanced protection" by UNESCO Monday, the UN cultural body said, offering a higher level of legal shielding as fighting continues between Israel and Hezbollah militants. Report by Rawad Taha

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Israel's Netanyahu accuses ICC of antisemitism after it issued an arrest warrant for him

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas officials, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Netanyahu condemned the arrest wa

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What international reactions to the ICC's warrant for Israel's Netanyahu?

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and a Hamas military leader, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity. How did countries around

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ICC issues warrant for Israel's Netanyahu as Gaza death toll soars past 44,000

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and a Hamas military leader, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The announcement came as

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Israeli strike in east Lebanon kills hospital chief and six colleagues, health ministry says

An Israeli air strike near Baalbek in eastern Lebanon killed the director of Dar al-Amal hospital and six of his colleagues on Friday, the country’s health ministry said. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.

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New IAEA resolution berates Iran for nuclear activities, poor cooperation

One day after commending Iran's agreement to cap its uranium stockpiles, the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency passed a censure motion on Thursday denouncing Iran's lack of transparency on its nuclear activities, with Western nations suspecting the

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Thursday, november 21, 2024

Lebanon's beloved Fairuz turns 90 amid Israel-Hezbollah conflict

Legendary Lebanese singer Fairuz celebrated her 90th birthday as tributes poured in from around the world. Known for her songs of love, Lebanon, and the Palestinian cause, Fairuz remains a unifying figure in a divided country, with her enduring music cap

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Gaza strikes kill dozens as ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas’s Deif

Israeli strikes killed dozens of people in Gaza on Thursday as the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, his former defence minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif for war

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ICC prosecutor Khan urges all nations to cooperate with arrest warrants

The International Criminal Court's top prosecutor Karim Khan on Thursday urged the body's 124 members as well as non-members to cooperate with the arrest warrants issued against Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav G

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Wednesday, november 20, 2024

No, this viral photo doesn't show Iran's supreme leader 'in a coma'

Social media was abuzz with misleading, out-of-context images from Iran this week: dated, decade-old images being used to claim Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was hospitalised in a coma, and a slew of footage from 2022 demonstrations being

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Israel more likely to attack Iran's nuclear sites under Trump, ex-intelligence chief says

FRANCE 24 spoke to Amos Yadlin, a former head of Israeli military intelligence (2006-2010), to analyse the shifting balance of power in the Middle East as Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House. Yadlin noted that there is "a lot of considerat

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Palestinian UN envoy says 'no justification' for US veto of Gaza ceasefire resolution

The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations, Majed Bamya, said Wednesday that there was "no justification" for Washington's veto of a Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. The declaration came after Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said

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Tuesday, november 19, 2024

Photographer Aline Deschamps on documenting Lebanese resistance

Aline Deschamps is a photojournalist who has documented life in Lebanon as the country was once again drawn into conflict with Israel. Having lived in Beirut for five years, Deschamps did not initially set out to be a war photographer. Her work focuses o

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More than 43,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war

Nearly 44 thousand people have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war between Hamas and Israel. Story by Solange Mougin.

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Israeli strike hits the heart of Beirut and kills 5

Israel staged a new bombing raid on central Beirut Monday, killing five people according to the health ministry, as firefighters said a rocket launched from Lebanon killed one woman in Israel. Story by Jennie Shin.

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Monday, november 18, 2024

Netanyahu says Israel offering $5 million reward for each Gaza hostage freed

Speaking from within Gaza itself during a visit, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel had not given up on locating the remaining hostages in Gaza, and is offering a $5 million reward for each Gaza hostage freed. "Anyone w

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Large Gaza food convoy violently looted, UNRWA says

A convoy of 109 trucks was violently looted on Nov. 16 after entering Gaza, resulting in the loss of 98 trucks in what aid workers say is one of the worst such incidents in the more than 13-month-old war, said an UNRWA aid official.

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Battle for northern Gaza: FRANCE 24 investigates the Israeli 'generals' plan'

Is the Gaza war’s final battle being fought in the north of the besieged enclave? The Israeli army launched a major operation there on October 6, targeting the towns of Jabalya and Beit Lahya, where Hamas is attempting to regroup and rebuild. For now, ne

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Israeli strike on Beirut kills Hezbollah media chief Mohammad Afif, long-time adviser to Nasrallah

Lebanese armed group Hezbollah confirmed its media relations chief Mohammad Afif was killed by an Israeli strike on a building in central Beirut on Sunday. Details with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Beirut, Rawad Taha.

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11 killed, 48 wounded in Israeli strikes in Lebanon's south

An Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s city center killed two people and injured at least nine. The strike came hours after the Lebanese capital was pounded by a separate Israeli attack that killed Mohammed Afif, a spokesperson for the Lebanese militant group

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Several people killed in Israeli strike on central Beirut, Lebanon's health ministry says

At least five people were killed in an Israeli strike on a densely populated Beirut neighbourhood on Monday, according to Lebanon's health ministry. This marks the third attack in two days on Beirut's central districts. Israel has not commented on Monday

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Sunday, november 17, 2024

Israeli strike on Beirut kills Hezbollah spokesman

An Israeli strike on a building in central Beirut on Sunday killed Hezbollah's media relations chief Mohammad Afif, two Lebanese security sources told Reuters, though there was no immediate confirmation from Hezbollah. More information with FRANCE 24 cor

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Dozens killed and wounded in Israeli strikes across Gaza

Dozens of Palestinians were killed or injured in an Israeli strike on a multi-storey residential building housing at least six families in northern Gaza's Beit Lahiya town on Sunday, medics and residents said. Details by Camille Knight.

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Israel bombs south Beirut after Hezbollah targets Haifa area

An Israeli strike hit south Beirut on Sunday where the military said it targeted Hezbollah, hours after the Iran-backed group said it fired on Israeli bases around the city of Haifa. Details by Charlotte Hughes.

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Israeli army says it hit more than 200 targets in Lebanon in 36 hours

Israel's military on Sunday told AFP that it had struck "over 200 targets" since Saturday morning in Lebanon, where it escalated air strikes in late September against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group. In Gaza, Israeli strikes killed at least 46 people, in

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Saturday, november 16, 2024

Lebanon said studying US truce plan for Israel-Hezbollah war

Lebanese officials were reviewing on Friday a US truce proposal in the Israel-Hezbollah war as Hamas said it was ready for a ceasefire on Israel's other front, in Gaza. Story by Eliza Herbert.

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Israeli strikes hit Lebanon and Gaza

Israeli strikes killed at least 11 people across Lebanon on Friday — including a mother, father and their three kids in a home — as rescue workers called off their search for survivors a day after an Israeli strike on a civil defense center killed 14 eme

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Israel pummels Hezbollah sites in Beirut and southern Lebanon

Israel on Saturday launched multiple air strikes on Hezbollah bastions in Beirut and southern Lebanon. Lebanese sources said Friday that the government was studying a US truce proposal for the Israel-Hezbollah war. Read about the day’s events as they unf

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‘Terrifying week’ for family of Israeli hostage Trupanov

The Islamic Jihad, a militant group allied with Hamas, on Friday released a new clip of Israeli hostage Sasha Trupanov, held in Gaza since October 2023. It was the second video of Trupanov released in a week, says FRANCE 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky, reporting

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Friday, november 15, 2024

'Human rights situation in Saudi Arabia is the worst ever': Dissident Yahia Assiri

FRANCE 24 spoke to Saudi dissident Yahia Assiri, who founded the NGO ALQST for Human Rights in the United Kingdom, where he lives in exile. The activist claimed that the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia is "the worst ever." Assiri, who himself has

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Lebanon reviews US truce plan for Israel-Hezbollah war

Lebanese officials were studying on Friday a US truce proposal for the Israel-Hezbollah war. Meanwhile Hamas said it was ready for a ceasefire on Israel's other front in Gaza. Read about the day’s events as they unfolded on our liveblog.

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Thursday, november 14, 2024

Forced displacement in Gaza is 'widespread, systematic and intentional', HRW says

Israel is being accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, including massive forced displacements that amount to ethnic cleansing. A new report from the New York-based group Human Rights Watch says civilians have been killed wh

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Israel is committing ‘ethnic cleansing’ amid mass forced displacements in Gaza, HRW report says

Israel has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, including pursuing a deliberate policy of forcibly displacing people and denying them the right to return home, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Thursday. The report al

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HRW’s 'crimes against humanity' claims are 'completely false', Israel says

Israel's warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a special UN committee said Thursday, as a Human Rights Watch report said Israel's displacement of Gazans amounts to a "crime against humanity". Israel dismissed the claims and

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Wednesday, november 13, 2024

Trump likely to 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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Israel says there will be no Lebanon ceasefire until it achieves war objectives

Israel will not agree to a ceasefire in Lebanon until Hezbollah withdraws north of Lebanon's Litani River and allows residents of northern Israel to return to their homes, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday. Earlier, Palestinian militant grou

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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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Tuesday, november 12, 2024

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. We’re joined by a humanitarian who has witnessed the devastation firsthand. Is a solution in sight? Will the US follow through on its threat to cut military support if Israel doesn’t restore aid access to levels N

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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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