What to Know as Israel Begins Ground Offensive Against Hezbollah in
JERUSALEM — Israeli ground forces crossed into southern Lebanon early Tuesday, marking a significant escalation of an offensive against Hezbollah militants and opening a new...
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Pentagon Chief Orders Submarine to the Middle East
WASHINGTON — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and is telling the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft...
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Biden says Netanyahu making ‘mistake’ on Gaza, calls for ceasefire
Back to homepage / Middle East Israel-Hamas war US President Joe Biden said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Gaza policy was a “mistake” and urged Israel to call...
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‘Stench of death is everywhere’ in Khan Younis
Issued on: 09/04/2024 – 15:55Modified: 09/04/2024 – 16:54 03:03 Stunned Palestinians found their home city unrecognisable Monday as they return to southern Gaza’s Khan Younis...
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Israel deploys C-Dome defence system for the first time
Gaza’s health ministry collects data from the enclave’s hospitals and the Palestinian Red Crescent. The health ministry does not report how Palestinians were killed, whether...
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De-escalation or forever war? After Israel’s drawdown from southern Gaza
Issued on: 08/04/2024 – 19:25 After six months, proof that Israel’s longest war since the 1980s is winding down or is the weekend announcement of...
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What’s behind Israeli troop pullout from southern Gaza?
Issued on: 08/04/2024 – 17:29Modified: 08/04/2024 – 17:34 01:36 Israel’s military announced Sunday it had withdrawn its forces from the southern Gaza city of Khan...
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Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo make ‘significant progress’
Gaza’s health ministry collects data from the enclave’s hospitals and the Palestinian Red Crescent. The health ministry does not report how Palestinians were killed, whether...
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Israel pulls troops out of southern Gaza as Netanyahu says nearing victory
Issued on: 07/04/2024 – 16:02Modified: 07/04/2024 – 16:06 03:27 © FRANCE 24 Israel on Sunday pulled all its troops out of southern Gaza, including from the city of Khan Younis, the military and Israeli media said, after months of fierce fighting with Hamas militants left the area devastated. Despite the withdrawal of the 98th division comprised of some 10,000 men, Israeli...
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Israeli relatives grieve for loved ones held captive in Gaza
Issued on: 07/04/2024 – 15:54Modified: 07/04/2024 – 16:03 01:49 Hundreds of relatives continue to grieve for their loved ones killed or taken captive by Hamas...
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Gaza hostage negotiations: ‘Israel needs to change its strategy’, expert says
Issued on: 07/04/2024 – 14:34Modified: 07/04/2024 – 14:44 04:35 © FRANCE 24 As the war in Gaza enters its seventh month, “Israel needs to change...
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Growing protests in Israel piles pressure on Netanyahu’s government
Issued on: 07/04/2024 – 11:47Modified: 07/04/2024 – 12:14 03:37 © FRANCE 24 The Israel-Hamas war that has devastated the Gaza Strip entered its seventh month...