Israel

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".

The Israeli military’s focus on intelligence, air power and technology left it vulnerable to a low-tech ground assault

Mia Khalifa was sacked for calling the Palestinian militants “freedom fighters” as they launched their assault on Israel

Vladimir Putin has long projected friendly ties to Israel. But his silence since Saturday’s assault illustrates how the war in Ukraine has strained the relationship between the two countries.

Concerns grow Israel is planning ground invasion in Gaza, with more than 187,000 people already displaced

Israel retakes villages bordering Gaza as Hamas fires more rockets

Around 260 bodies have been recovered from an Israeli music festival stormed by Hamas