Iran says sanctions snapback to 'undermine' cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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'
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Israel says Gaza City evacuation is 'inevitable' as Trump holds talks on post-war plans
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Dinsdag 26 augustus 2025
Iran sanctions snapback: European diplomats concerned about Russian nuisance potential, expert says
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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
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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’
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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'
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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'
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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
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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'
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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
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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
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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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Maandag 25 augustus 2025
Famine in Gaza City: Did the UN's hunger monitor 'forge' the numbers? No
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Zondag 24 augustus 2025
'Death follows us everywhere': Israel pounds Gaza City as it vows to press on with offensive
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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
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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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Israeli forces kill 4 more aid seekers as northern Gaza braces for looming offensive
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Israeli forces killed four aid seekers traveling on Sunday through a military zone south of Gaza City — an area regularly used by Palestinians trying to reach a food distribution point, a hospital and witnesses said. Vedika Bahl tells us more.
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'Far too late': Palestinian despair mounts after UN declaration of famine in Gaza
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Conditions in the Gaza Strip continue to deteriorate after the United Nations on Friday officially declared a famine there. Palestinians recounted feeling like "the end is near" amid "absolutely catastrophic" scenes of destruction Saturday as Israel cont
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New Israeli strikes around Gaza kill at least 33 as famine announcement raises pressure
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Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 33 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, including people sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food, local hospitals said as a famine in Gaza’s largest city puts new pressure on Israel over its 22-month offensive.
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Netanyahu rival Benny Gantz offers political truce to help secure Gaza hostage deal
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Former defence minister Benny Gantz on Saturday offered to join Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a unity government to help secure the release of hostages held in Gaza. Reliant on far-right allies to remain in power, Netanyahu has launched a
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Netanyahu rival Benny Gantz offers political truce to help secure Gaza hostage deal
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Former Israeli defence minister Benny Gantz on Saturday offered to join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a unity government to help secure the release of hostages held in Gaza. Reliant on far-right allies to remain in power, Netanyahu has launched a
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Zaterdag 23 augustus 2025
Gazans testify to the reality of severe food shortages
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The world's leading authority on hunger, backed by the UN, said Friday that Gaza's largest city is gripped by famine. While experts say half a million people face catastrophic hunger, Israel's foreign ministry said there was no famine in Gaza, and claime
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'Far too late': Palestinian despair mounts after UN declaration of famine in Gaza
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Conditions in the Gaza Strip continue to deteriorate after the United Nations on Friday officially declared a famine there. Palestinians recounted feeling like "the end is near" amid "absolutely catastrophic" scenes of destruction Saturday as Israel cont
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Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza, journalist Shrouq Al-Aila speaks to France24
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Gaza City is now officially facing famine, a crisis that the UN-backed global hunger monitor warns could spread across the entire Palestinian enclave - the first such declaration in Middle Eastern history. Speaking to France24, Gaza City journalist Shrou
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Israel pushes forward with its plan to fully take over Gaza City
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Despite international criticism, Israel is moving forward with its plan to fully take over Gaza City. Israeli Defense Minister Katz has warned that it could be completely destroyed unless Hamas yields to all Israeli terms. Eliza Herbert reports.
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Famine-stricken Gaza City faces looming Israeli military offensive
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The world's leading authority on food crises, the IPC. warned the Gaza Strip's largest city is gripped by famine, and that it's likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid. The determination co
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Famine-stricken Gaza City faces looming Israeli military offensive
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The world's leading authority on food crises, the IPC. warned the Gaza Strip's largest city is gripped by famine, and that it's likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid. The determination co
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AI-generated images of amputee Israeli soldiers appear in propaganda and scams
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A number of images of Israeli soldiers who have had both their legs amputated have been circulating on social media. These images were, in fact, created by artificial intelligence. But that hasn’t stopped both pro- and anti-Israeli accounts from picking
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'Israel has the legal obligation to provide food': UN chief Guterres speaks about famine in Gaza
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Gaza City is officially gripped by famine, and it is likely to spread across the Palestinian enclave, the UN-backed global hunger monitor said on Friday in the first such declaration in Middle East history. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that
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UN Chief: Famine in Gaza city is a “failure of humanity”, while Israel denies
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Gaza City is officially gripped by famine, and it is likely to spread across the Palestinian enclave, the UN-backed global hunger monitor said on Friday in the first such declaration in Middle East history. Israel rejected the report, calling it an "outr
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UN declares famine in Gaza City, the first in Middle East history
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Gaza City is officially gripped by famine, and it is likely to spread across the Palestinian enclave, the UN-backed global hunger monitor said on Friday in the first such declaration in Middle East history. Israel rejected the report, calling it an "outr
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Vrijdag 22 augustus 2025
UN declares famine in Gaza City, the first in Middle East history
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Gaza City is officially gripped by famine, and it is likely to spread across the Palestinian enclave, the UN-backed global hunger monitor said on Friday in the first such declaration in Middle East history. Israel rejected the report, calling it an "outr
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What is Palestine Action, the protest movement banned under UK terror act?
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Founded in 2020, the British pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action was branded a “terrorist organisation” and banned by the UK government on July 5. Since then, more than 700 people have been arrested for showing their support for the group. Critics say
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‘I will be displaced once again’: Gaza City residents forced to flee as military operation begins
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As Israel announced its intention to seize Gaza City on August 20, amateur and satellite images from the previous days show intensified air strikes by the Israeli military, significant destruction, and the emptying of several displaced camps. Our Observe
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Iran, European powers to resume nuclear talks as 'snapback' sanctions loom
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Ahead of an August 31 deadline imposed by France, Britain and Germany, to trigger a "snapback" sanctions mechanism, Iran on Friday agreed to resume nuclear talks with the "E3" European countries next week. The Israel-Iran war in June has added pressure o
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Israel rejects famine accusations in Gaza, a war crime under international law
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The UN declared this morning that famine in Gaza is now official. FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Jerusalem analyses Israel’s outright rejection of the report, noting that the government provides no alternative statistics and simply insists Hamas figures ar
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