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Blinken says Israel agrees to U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal, urges Hamas to do the same
U.S. secretary of state did not mention if plan meets demands made by militants
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Israeli strike in Gaza kills more than 70, hospital head says
Israel says it targeted Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants embedded in the Gaza City school - one of several hit recently.
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U.S. Warns Iran of ‘Serious Risk’ if It Conducts Major Attack on Israel
The Biden administration has been mounting an intensive campaign to encourage both sides to de-escalate.
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Israel and Hezbollah trade strikes as tensions simmer
An Israeli air strike kills four in southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah drones injure two in Israel.
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Iran says Hamas leader killed from close range
Western media reports suggest Israel's secret service planted bombs inside the building Ismail Haniyeh was staying in.
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‘Eliminated’: Israel makes huge Hamas claim
Israel says it has made a major move in its war against Hamas — after two bombshell assassinations in the past 24 hours.
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Who’s who: Top Hamas leaders on Israel’s radar
Since Hamas's deadly cross-border attack on October 7, 2023, Israeli authorities have been targeting the Palestinian militant group’s top leaders both in Hamas-controlled Gaza and on foreign soil. The group's political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who died in an air strike on his Tehran home on July 31, is the most senior Hamas official to have been killed so far. FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of the key figures on Israel’s hit list.
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’Full-scale war’ warning, chief assassinated
The head of Hamas has been assassinated — leading to warnings we are on the brink of a “full-scale war”.
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Israel bombs targets in Lebanon – media
The reported airstrikes came after Israel accused Hezbollah killing 12 civilians in the Golan Heights
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Israeli air strike on Gaza school kills at least 16
The school, located in the Nuseirat refugee camp, was sheltering displaced people, Palestinian officials say.
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Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian elected Iran's president
Heart surgeon-turned-politician Masoud Pezeshkian will succeed the late Ebrahim Raisi
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How Iran Defied the U.S. to Become an International Power
Despite decades of Western pressure, Tehran poses a greater threat to U.S. interests thanks to its ties to Russia and China
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'He doesn't see anybody': Critics accuse Netanyahu of putting political survival ahead of Israelis' security
Pressure is building on Israeli prime minister, but options for replacing him are limited
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Israel: Tensions appear between govt and IDF as army says Hamas cannot be eliminated
The Israeli army’s chief spokesman on Wednesday appeared to question the stated goal of destroying the Hamas militant group in Gaza in a rare public rift between the country’s political and military leadership. France 24's correspondent in Jerusalem Irris Makler has more.
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UN Security Council backs US Israel-Gaza ceasefire plan
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Key minister quits Netanyahu’s war government
Benny Gantz has resigned from the cabinet, accusing the Israeli PM of failing to achieve a “true victory” over Hamas
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Who are the four hostages Israel freed from Gaza?
Israeli troops on Saturday rescued four Israeli hostages held in Gaza since Hamas militants captured them on October 7 in the attack on the Supernova music festival in southern Israel. Here are short profiles of the freed captives, identified by the army as Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov and Shlomi Ziv.
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