Israel

The Israel Defence Force’s plan to commence “significant military operations” in Gaza has reportedly been delayed

One of the group’s senior political leaders explains its strategy.

Israel is preparing a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip to destroy Hamas. But it hasn’t offered any indication of what could happen next.

The Jewish state can only have peace if Palestinians have a nation of their own, the Russian president has said

Justin Bieber found himself in hot water after he shared a post in support of Israel that featured a photo that left fans in uproar.

French police used teargas and water cannon to break up a banned rally in support of the Palestinian people in Paris on Thursday night, as President Emmanuel Macron urged the French to remain united amid fears a spillover of the Israel-Hamas conflict in France, home to Europe's largest Jewish and Muslim communities.

Government ministers, newspaper columnists, ordinary people - they're all asking why the BBC doesn't say the Hamas gunmen who carried out appalling atrocities in southern Israel are terrorists.

After decades of friendly relations with Israel, Russia is aligning with its arch enemy

Combatants in this war have a duty not to target innocent people regardless of what they believe ‘the other side’ has done

“We have strict oversight of the funds, and we retain the right to freeze them,” Blinken said.

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict was reignited once again on October 7 after a surprise offensive launched by Hamas against Israel. In retaliation, Israel ordered air strikes and a "complete siege" of the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave. This is a new deadly episode in a conflict that has its roots deep in the mid-20th century. FRANCE 24 traces its history.

Israel declares war against Hamas after deadly attacks. Here's what to know.

Toppling Hamas might not be possible without an occupation.

A new emergency cabinet brings military experience, but not necessarily restraint.

Unclear if Scalise can get the votes to win gavel

Facebook, YouTube and TikTok ban support for Hamas. Telegram allows it. And X struggles to enforce its own policies.

.Hezbollah, whose name means “Party of God" (also spelled Hizballah), is an Iran-backed Shi'a militia group based in Lebanon.

Hamas’s militants are now preparing for the Israeli ground invasion they assume is imminent.

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Israeli opposition leader and former prime minister Yair Lapid reacted to Hamas's surprise attack on Israel from Gaza. The incursion, which killed hundreds of Israelis, is being called "Israel's 9/11". Hundreds of Palestinians living in Gaza have been killed in retaliatory Israeli air strikes. Asked how he saw the situation playing out, Lapid said "the endgame is, there will be no Hamas in Gaza".