Israeli ground offensive in Rafah ‘aimed at making Gaza uninhabitable’
Israel has announced plans to launch a full-scale offensive on the town of Rafah in the southern Gaza strip, claiming it is the only way to “completely destroy” Hamas....
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A goal for Netanyahu, a red line for Egypt
A narrow buffer zone between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, the “Philadelphia Corridor” has come under increasing scrutiny as Israel plans a full-scale military offensive...
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Relations between Turkey and Egypt turn ‘new leaf’ as Erdogan visits Cairo
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in Cairo on Wednesday that they were turning a “new leaf” in...
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French warship turned field hospital treats injured Gazans off Egyptian coast
About 1,000 people from Gaza have been treated in a French field hospital aboard a ship off the coast of Egypt, its captain said, providing...
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No, this video does not show expired humanitarian aid for Gaza in Egypt
Issued on: 18/01/2024 – 22:26 In a video circulating widely on social media, users claim to show trucks dumping expired humanitarian aid in the Egyptian...
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Israeli response to Oct 7th 'equivalent to a weapon of mass destruction over civilian population'
Israel’s war to destroy Hamas has killed more than 20,000 Palestinians, health officials in Gaza said Friday, as Israel expanded its offensive and ordered tens...
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Egypt’s Sisi sweeps to third presidential term
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has swept to a third, six-year term as Egypt’s president, winning 89.6% of votes in an election in which he faced no...
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Whole families, ‘multiple generations’, are being ‘wiped out’ in war-torn Gaza
Issued on: 15/12/2023 – 14:45Modified: 15/12/2023 – 17:55 08:10 © FRANCE 24 Israel pressed its offensive in the Gaza Strip on Friday after telling key...
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi looks to extend iron-fisted rule after ten years in power
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is the front-runner in Egypt’s upcoming presidential election which will be held from December 10-12. Despite being marked by a widespread crackdown...
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‘No one leaves their country’: Gazans return home despite uncertain truce
Issued on: 30/11/2023 – 17:04 02:19 A taxi crosses into Gaza from Egypt on November 29, 2023. © Reuters Among the aid trucks and ambulances...
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First 13 hostages freed under truce deal handed to Israeli forces
Issued on: 24/11/2023 – 17:19Modified: 24/11/2023 – 17:39 03:51 © FRANCE 24 An Israeli security source said Friday that 13 Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip had been handed over into Israeli custody. Israeli authorities have examined the children among the hostages who appear to...
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Israeli hostages handed over to Red Cross, on way to border crossing with Egypt
Issued on: 24/11/2023 – 16:19Modified: 24/11/2023 – 16:25 04:23 © FRANCE 24 The first batch of hostages freed under the Israel-Hamas truce deal have been...