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Hostage remains returned from Gaza belong to Tanzanian student, says Israel

Israel on Thursday said the remains handed over by Hamas a day earlier belonged to Joshua Loitu Mollel, a Tanzanian student who was killed in the October 7 attack. The 22 repatriated bodies include 19 Israelis, one Thai national, one Nepali and Mollel.

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Israel identifies hostage remains returned from Gaza

Israel said on November 6 that the remains handed over by Hamas a day earlier belonged to Joshua Loitu Mollel, a Tanzanian student whose body was taken to Gaza after he was killed in the October 7, 2023 attack. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky tells us more,

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French pair released from Iranian prison await permission to return home

A French pair released by Iran after over three years in prison on espionage charges their families vehemently denied are awaiting permission to be allowed to return to France and end their ordeal. Meanwhile, the Iranian foreign minister said that an Ira

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US presents draft resolution for Trump's Gaza plan to UN security council

The United States on Wednesday presented a draft UN Security Council resolution to partner nations aimed at bolstering Trump's 20-point plan for Gaza, including by greenlighting an international security force.

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'Iranian govt is known for taking foreign nationals, dual citizens as bargaining chips'

Iran since the Islamic revolution has employed the tactic of arresting Westerners in a bid to extract concessions from its foes, in a strategy of "hostage diplomacy" that has long presented Europe and the United States with a dilemma, observers say. Iran

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Gaza ceasefire: 'Instead of just ceasing the war, we need to cease the conflict'

The United States has presented a draft UN Security Council resolution to partner nations aimed at bolstering President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, including by greenlighting an international security force, Washington's mission said. The US statemen

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Yesterday

Gaza: 'No international contingent is going to deploy to an area which is still a free fighter zone'

The Israeli military said on Wednesday that Hamas has handed over remains believed to be those of a deceased hostage to the Red Cross in Gaza, the latest step forward under the US-brokered ceasefire. FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks with Aaron David Mill

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'A wasteland': FRANCE 24 journalist given rare glimpse of war-ravaged Gaza

FRANCE 24 correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky entered the Gaza Strip on Wednesday as part of a “limited and circumscribed” press visit organised by the Israeli army, which has barred foreign journalists from entering the Palestinian enclave since the start of

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Israel says it has received remains believed to be of a Gaza hostage

Israel on Wednesday received a body believed to be of a hostage from Gaza as part of the ongoing ceasefire agreement with Hamas, said the prime minister's office, adding that the remains would be sent to a national forensic centre for identification.

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Reporting amid the ruins at Gaza's 'yellow line'

We have an insight into what's happening inside the Gaza Strip. It is a controlled access with the Israel military, but nontheless it's a rare chance to take a critical first hand look at the so-called "yellow line" buffer zone that Palestinians have to

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In Gaza, education fights to survive

Thanks to the humanitarian community, more than 25,000 children in Gaza have been able to return to school at the start of November. Many schools were destroyed, and the war has left deep scars on an entire generation – but since the October 10 ceasefire

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'Israel doesn't want a legitimate Palestinian leader,' son of jailed figure Marwan Barghouti says

In an interview with FRANCE 24, the son of Marwan Barghouti accused Israel of keeping his father behind bars because "they don't want a legitimate leader who gets his credibility from the people". Barghouti, a Fatah member and probably the most popular P

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NGOs scramble to preserve Gaza's war-torn heritage sites

Since the October ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, organisations in Gaza have been working actively to preserve heritage sites that were damaged or destroyed by Israel's war on the enclave. The FRANCE 24 Observers team spoke to the coordinator of the

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Gaza: France 24 reports after going to the enclave embedded with the IDF

Weeks into a fragile Gaza ceasefire, Gazans say they are still struggling to rebuild. Humanitarian agencies say basic necessities still remain out of reach with little aid reaching the enclave. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky went to Gaza embedded with the

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Iran releases French pair after more than three years in detention

Iran has released two French nationals, Cécile Kohler & Jacques Paris, who were imprisoned there for more than three years on spying charges. The pair was arrested in 2022 while visiting Iran. In October, they were both given lengthy prison sentences. Wh

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Tuesday, november 4, 2025

Hamas hands over remains of a deceased hostage to Red Cross in Gaza

Israel’s military said Tuesday that the remains of a deceased hostage had been handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross in Gaza, the latest transfer since a ceasefire took effect last month.

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Two French nationals released from prison in Iran as part of swap deal

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for the "full and complete release" of French citizens Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who were freed from an Iranian prison because of "Islamic clemency" and are still in the country. Iran's foreign ministr

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Israel arrests ex-military lawyer over leaked Palestinian prisoner abuse video

Until last week, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was Israel’s top military lawyer. She is now jailed after a scandal involving her abrupt resignation, brief disappearance, and the leak of a video tied to alleged Palestinian abuse at a military prison —

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Monday, november 3, 2025

Israel says arrested ex-military prosecutor after leaked abuse video

Israeli police arrested former military prosecutor Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, the national security minister said Monday, following a scandal that erupted after she leaked a video appearing to show soldiers abusing a Palestinian detainee. Tomer-Yerushalmi d

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Former top lawyer of Israeli army arrested for leaking video of prisoner abuse

Israeli police arrested the military's former top lawyer, Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, who leaked a video showing the abuse of a Palestinian detainee. The video has triggered international outrage. France 24's Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem.

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Israel warns of intensifying attacks against Hezbollah

Israel has hinted at expanding airstrikes in Lebanon, accusing Hezbollah of rearming despite last year’s ceasefire. Lebanese residents say the truce feels one-sided, as Israel continues to hit Hezbollah positions in the south. The ceasefire’s terms remai

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Afghanistan struck by another powerful earthquake

A powerful #earthquake killed at least 20 people in northern #Afghanistan, just months after the deadliest in the country's history. The 6.3-magnitude quake struck overnight near Mazar-e-Sharif, famous for its Blue #Mosque, which was partially damaged.

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Gaza's Yellow Line: A symbol of division and fear

The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues to hold, but Palestinians are navigating around the "yellow line," a buffer zone marked by yellow concrete markers installed by the IDF, which cuts them off from their homes and creates a constant

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Israel maintains military presence in Southern Lebanon amid Hezbollah tensions

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday that Hezbollah is attempting to rearm and threatened that Israel would attack if Lebanon does not disarm the militant group. This warning comes as the Israeli military reported killing four Hezbo

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Tehran faces water crisis as dam nears drying point

Tehran faces a critical water shortage as the Amir Kabir dam, a major source of the capital’s drinking water, holds only 8% of its capacity. Authorities warn the dam can supply water for just two more weeks due to a historic drought. FRANCE 24's Saeed Az

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Israel confirms return of three hostages’ remains from Gaza

Israel has identified the remains of three army officers returned from Gaza, all killed in the October 7 attacks. Their return brings to 20 the total number of bodies released by Hamas since the mid-October ceasefire. Israel has criticized Hamas for the

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Israel confirms remains handed over by Hamas belong to three hostages

Israel confirmed on Monday that remains handed over by Hamas belonged to three Israeli military officers who had been taken captive by the group on October 7, 2023 and held in the Gaza Strip. Hamas has so far returned 20 surviving hostages and the remain

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Israel arrests ex-military legal chief who leaked video showing abuse of Palestinian detainee

Israeli police on Monday arrested former military advocate general Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi after she leaked a video appearing to soldiers abusing a Palestinian detainee. The arrest comes after Tomer-Yerushalmi announced her resignation at the end of last

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Sunday, november 2, 2025

Israel warns of intensifying attacks in Lebanon against Hezbollah

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Beirut on Sunday to disarm Iran-backed Hezbollah, signalling that Israel could intensify operations in Lebanon against the militant group. Despite a November 2024 ceasefire with Hezbollah, Israel maintains

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Hamas hands remains of three hostages to Israel as part of ceasefire deal

The prime minister's office in Israel on Sunday confirmed they had received the remains of three people from Hamas as part of the ongoing hostage-prisoner exchange deal. The remains, which were found in a tunnel in southern Gaza according to a Hamas stat

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Syrian leader to discuss lifting sanctions, reconstruction in 'historic' US visit

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will make a "historic" visit to Washington DC later this month to discuss issues including lifting remaining sanctions, reconstruction and counter-terrorism with White House leadership, the country's top diplomat said Sun

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Saturday, november 1, 2025

Israel says latest remains returned from Gaza are not bodies of hostages

The Israeli military said Saturday that the remains of three people handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross this week do not belong to any of the remaining Israeli hostages. Palestinian militants have released the remains of 17 hostages they held in Gaza,

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Friday, october 31, 2025

Gaza schools and universities gradually reopen after three weeks of ceasefire

Three weeks into the ceasefire, daily life in Gaza is slowly resuming. Some schools and universities have reopened, a small sign of recovery after years of conflict. For many, going back to lectures gives hope to resume a normal life. Camille Knight take

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‘Civilians can’t go home’: Gaza faces Israel’s new ‘yellow line’

The Israeli army has started to mark the so-called “yellow line” behind which it must withdraw as part of the ceasefire deal it signed with Hamas. However, an Israeli NGO has been speaking out about the confusion around an “undistinct boundary", which ha

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Israel returns remains of 30 Palestinians to Gaza as part of exchange deal

Israel has handed over the remains of another 30 Palestinians to Gaza as part of an exchange deal, a hospital official said Friday. The bodies belong to Palestinians who died while imprisoned by Israel, but it was not clear how they died.

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UN accuses Iran of widespread arrests, abuses after 12-day war with Israel

United Nations fact finders condemned Iran for intensifying repression since its 12-day war with Israel in June, reporting more than 21,000 arrests and widespread mistreatment of minorities and journalists.

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Israel’s ultra-Orthodox rally in ‘March of the Million’ against army service

Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox men packed the entrance to Jerusalem on Thursday, protesting government plans to draft them into the military. Chanting and waving signs saying they would rather go to jail, demonstrators highlighted a growing rift ove

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Thursday, october 30, 2025

'Better to go to prison': Israeli ultra-Orthodox rally against army service

Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men rallied in Jerusalem on Thursday to protest against military conscription in their community, an issue that has caused a major strain in Israel's right-wing ruling coalition. The vast crowd were demonstratin

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Israel receives remains of two deceased hostages from Red Cross

Hamas on Thursday handed over the remains of two more hostages to Israel under the terms of the US-brokered ceasefire deal. Israel late Thursday confirmed the identities of the two bodies, taking the total number hostages that Hamas has transferred to 17

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Lebanese president orders army to 'confront any Israeli incursion' after raid kills worker

The Lebanese army has been ordered to confront any Israeli incursion on the country’s southern border, President Joseph Aoun announced on Thursday. The ramped-up rhetoric comes after an overnight attack in which Israeli soldiers crossed the border and en

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Wednesday, october 29, 2025

'Any kind of solution has to be rooted in Palestinian self-determination and Israeli security'

FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Yael Berda, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology at Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Co-Chair of "A Land For All", about the war in Gaza. She says that even amid the fragile ceasefire 'we h

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3,000 Gaza survivors living in the Emirates Humanitarian City hope to rebuild lives there

Since the start of the war on October 7th 2023, the UAE has evacuated 3,000 Gazans; mostly families with injured or seriously ill children. Many are trying to rebuild a normal life. While some hope to return to their homeland, others now see their future

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Israel says ceasefire is back into effect after deadly strikes in Gaza

Israel's military said on October 29 that the ceasefire is back on in Gaza following heavy Israeli airstrikes overnight. More than 100 people were killed across the Palestinian territory, including dozens of children, according to local health officials.

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Israel launches deadly strikes on Gaza amid truce

Israel's military said Wednesday that the ceasefire was back on in Gaza after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight across the Palestinian territory that killed 104 people, including 46 children, according to local health officials. The strikes —

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Israeli strikes overnight in Gaza in the most serious challenge yet to the truce

Israeli strikes killed at least 60 people in Gaza overnight, including many children. It's the most serious violation of the ceasefire so far, but US President Donald Trump has said he is confident the peace plan he helped broker will hold.

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Israel says resuming ceasefire after new strikes on Gaza kill more than 100

Israel on Wednesday said it had resumed the Gaza ceasefire after having carried out a series of overnight air strikes that killed more than 100 people, including scores of children. Israel said the strikes were aimed at Hamas targets in retaliation for t

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Tuesday, october 28, 2025

Truce talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan collapse in Istanbul

Peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan ended in Istanbul without a deal, Pakistan’s information minister said on Wednesday, blaming Kabul’s delegation for obstructing progress. The failure of the negotiations casts doubt on efforts to stabilise rel

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Israeli planes strike Gaza City after Netanyahu orders 'powerful attacks'

Israeli planes launched strikes on Gaza City on Tuesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the militant group Hamas of violating a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory and ordered the military to carry out "powerful attacks". The Israeli s

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Israel launches air strikes on Gaza after accusing Hamas of violating ceasefire

Israeli air strikes killed at least eleven people and wounded four in Gaza City on Tuesday. This comes as Tel Aviv accused Hamas of ceasefire violations by carrying out an attack against Israeli forces. Hamas said in a statement that it remained committe

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Hamas returns partial hostage remains, Israel slams breach of truce

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused Hamas of a "clear violation of the agreement" after the remains returned on Monday were found to have belonged to a hostage who had already been recovered two years ago, instead o

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Excavations in Gaza underway to recover Israeli hostage bodies

Excavations are underway in #Gaza to recover the remaining bodies of #Israeli hostages. Egypt sent in heavy machinery and personnel to help with the search, alongside the Red Cross. The excavations come as #hostage families increase pressure to suspend t

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Monday, october 27, 2025

United Nations, France condemn Israel for attack on UN peacekeeping troops in Lebanon

The United Nations and France on Monday condemned Israel for an attack on peacekeeping troops in southern Lebanon, after they neutralised an Israeli drone that reportedly flew over their patrol in an "aggressive manner" on Sunday. According to a French

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Israel receives remains of 16th hostage from Red Cross, Netanyahu's office says

The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said that Israel had received the body of the 16th hostage from the Red Cross after Hamas handed it over earlier on Monday. The announcement came after an Israeli group campaigning for the return

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Sunday, october 26, 2025

Red Cross, Egyptian teams join search for dead hostages in Gaza

Teams from the Red Cross and Egypt have joined the search for the remains of hostages still buried in the rubble of the devastated Gaza Strip, an Israeli spokesperson said Sunday. Hamas said it has widened its search for the dead hostages, whose return i

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Trump discusses future of Gaza with Qatari leaders

President Donald Trump met Qatar’s leaders on Sunday to discuss the future of the Gaza ceasefire he helped broker. Following the talks, he said a coalition of peacekeeping forces would soon be deployed. Meanwhile Israeli PM Netanyahu said Israel would de

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Saturday, october 25, 2025

Israel launches air strike in Gaza allegedly targeting Islamic Jihad militant

Israel's military on Saturday said it had launched an air strike in the Gaza Strip despite the ongoing US-brokered ceasefire, saying it was targeting a "terrorist" allegedly belonging to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group.

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Many Gazans still unable to return home despite ceasefire

His house in Gaza was destroyed by the war, but Hani Abu Omar still dreams of returning now that a ceasefire has taken hold. However, like thousands of others, the 42-year-old Palestinian remains stuck in a tent with his family because it is too dangerou

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Friday, october 24, 2025

Inside post-ceasefire Gaza: Israel-backed militias, clan wars and Hamas’s fight to survive

The October 10 ceasefire between Hamas and Israel halted open war but not the violence in Gaza. Around seven armed factions and clans now battle Hamas for control while gunfights and public executions persist in the enclave, and some groups are even susp

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Rubio urges quick deployment of international 'stabilisation' force in Gaza

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday said it was critical for the ceasefire deal in Gaza that an international stabilisation force be deployed "as soon as it possibly can", with Israel potentially able to veto participants. Rubio is the latest hig

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Israeli-Palestinian peace activist seeks to bring measure of 'sanity to her people and her country'

US President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Israel over annexing the West Bank in an interview published Thursday, as visiting Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced confidence that a US-backed ceasefire in Gaza would hold. All the while, Israeli

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