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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and French President Emmanuel Macron attend a joint press conference in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023
France hits back after Netanyahu accuses Macron of fueling antisemitism
PARIS — France has hit back after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused President Emmanuel Macron of fuelling antisemitism with his decision to recognize a Palestinian state.Tensions between the two nations have escalated since Macron announced last month that France intends to formally recognise Palestinian statehood in September at the United Nations General Assembly.Netanyahu wrote a letter to Macron earlier this week claiming that antisemitism has "surged" in France since that announcement."Your call for a Palestinian state pours fuel on this antisemitic fire," Netanyahu wrote."It is not diplomacy, it is appeasement. It rewards Hamas terror, hardens Hamas’s refusal to free the hostages, emboldens those who menace French Jews and encourages the...
August 21, 2025

France hits back after Netanyahu accuses Macron of fueling antisemitism

Israeli army soldiers look at destroyed buildings in the Gaza Strip as they stand on the border with the Palestinian territory on Wednesday
As Israel begins offensive on Gaza City, an exhausted military may face manpower problem
JERUSALEM — As the earliest stages of a massive assault on Gaza City take shape, Israel is calling up tens of thousands of reservists to take part in the impending military operation.The takeover and occupation of the largest city in northern Gaza, which Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said was one of the last Hamas strongholds, will require the military to bring in 60,000 more reserve troops and extend the service of another 20,000.Those plans have sparked growing condemnation both internationally and domestically over fears that the spiraling humanitarian and hunger crisis in Gaza will worsen – and that the lives of the remaining hostages will be further at risk from an expanded military operation.The Israeli military is already on the outskirts of Gaza City, Israel...
August 21, 2025

As Israel begins offensive on Gaza City, an exhausted military may face manpower problem

French President Emmanuel Macron, shown on July 10, says his government's recognition of the State of Palestine is intended to revive the two-state solution and bring peace to the Middle East
Israel launches diplomatic attacks on its Western allies ahead of Palestinian statehood recognition
JERUSALEM — In an escalating international dispute, Israel launched a series of diplomatic attacks against several of its Western allies as they prepare to recognize a Palestinian state next month.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent two strongly worded letters to the leaders of France and Australia, accusing both men of fueling antisemitism with their decision to recognize a state of Palestine. In both letters, Netanyahu cited antisemitic and anti-Israel incidents that occurred in recent months, linking them to the governments’ positions on the Gaza war and Palestinian statehood.“Your call for a Palestinian state pours fuel on this antisemitic fire”, Netanyahu wrote in a letter obtained by CNN to French President Emanuel Macron on Tuesday.“It is not diplomacy, it is...
August 21, 2025

Israel launches diplomatic attacks on its Western allies ahead of Palestinian statehood recognition

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced the plans for 3,400 homes in the E1 area last week
Israel gives final approval for controversial West Bank settlement project
JERUSALEM — Israel has given final approval for a controversial settlement project that would effectively cut off the occupied West Bank from East Jerusalem and divide the territory in two.Construction in the E1 area has been frozen for two decades amid fierce international opposition. Critics warn it would put an end to hopes for a viable, contiguous Palestinian state.On Wednesday, a defence ministry committee approved plans for 3,400 homes in E1. Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who unveiled them last week, said the idea of a Palestinian state was "being erased".The Palestinian Authority condemned the move, saying it was illegal and would "destroy" the prospects for a two-state solution.It follows declarations by a growing number of countries of their...
August 21, 2025

Israel gives final approval for controversial West Bank settlement project

Israeli soldiers prepare tanks on August 18, 2025, near the Gaza Strip's northern border
Leaked recording reveals ex-Israeli military intelligence chief calling 50,000 deaths in Gaza ‘necessary’
JERUSALEM — In leaked audio, the former head of Israeli military intelligence can be heard saying the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza are “necessary and required for future generations.”“For everything that happened on October 7, for every one person on October 7, 50 Palestinians must die,” said Israel Defense Force’s (IDF) Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva in the recordings released by Israel’s Channel 12 news on Friday. “It doesn’t matter now if they are children.”“The fact that there are already 50,000 dead in Gaza is necessary and required for future generations,” Haliva said in the recordings.It’s unclear when he was speaking, but the number killed in Gaza surpassed 50,000 in March.“There is no choice — every now and then, they need a Nakba in...
August 21, 2025

Leaked recording reveals ex-Israeli military intelligence chief calling 50,000 deaths in Gaza ‘necessary’

An Israeli military official said five divisions would be involved in the planned offensive
Israel calls up 60,000 reservists ahead of planned Gaza City offensive
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military says it is calling up about 60,000 reservists ahead of a planned ground offensive to capture and occupy all of Gaza City.A military official said the reservists would report for duty in September and that most of the troops mobilised for the offensive would be active-duty personnel.They added that troops were already operating in the Zeitoun and Jabalia areas as part of the preparations for the plan, which Defence Minister Israel Katz approved on Tuesday and will be put to the security cabinet later this week.Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza City are expected to be ordered to evacuate and head to shelters in southern Gaza.Many of Israel's allies have condemned the plan, while the UN and non-governmental organisations have warned that...
August 20, 2025

Israel calls up 60,000 reservists ahead of planned Gaza City offensive

The Rafah crossing in Egypt, 18 August 2025
Aid drivers hope for Gaza entry as Egyptian and Palestinian leaders meet at Rafah crossing
RAFAH — Approaching the Egyptian border with the Gaza Strip on the long, bumpy Mediterranean road, it is hard to ignore the increasing presence of camouflaged military personnel and equipment.Young soldiers holding machine guns peek out from abandoned structures, the meshed windows of armoured vehicles suddenly appear between the divots of sand dunes.Then you reach the wall.Concrete sheets stretch metres into the sky and far off into the distance, with one road bisecting them, leading to the actual crossing.It is lined with hundreds of trucks laden with aid bound for Gaza, but largely lying dormant as Israel continues to allow just a trickle of humanitarian access through the Rafah crossing.A WHO worker standing in front of a lorry laden with ICU beds told Euronews that just 40 vehicles...
August 20, 2025

Aid drivers hope for Gaza entry as Egyptian and Palestinian leaders meet at Rafah crossing

Syrian soldiers raise the Syrian national flag in front of the Defence Ministry building in Damascus, 19 July 2025
Syria and Israel hold first direct talks in US-brokered meeting
DAMASCUS - Syria and Israel held their first acknowledged direct talks Tuesday as Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani met with an Israeli delegation in US-brokered discussions aimed at de-escalating regional tensions following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime.The two sides spoke about restoring a 1974 ceasefire agreement, which had established a buffer zone between Syria and Israel, according to Syria's state-run news agency SANA.Neither Syrian nor Israeli officials offered an official statement outlining details about what was said during the meeting, but a senior Trump administration official confirmed the talks.Washington has been pushing for the two countries to normalise relations amid a recent surge of tensions between them, in line with US President Donald Trump's...
August 20, 2025

Syria and Israel hold first direct talks in US-brokered meeting

Netanyahu said Anthony Albanese would be remembered as a 'weak politician'
Netanyahu accuses Australian PM of 'betraying' Israel
SYDNEY — Israel's prime minister accused his Australian counterpart of having "betrayed Israel" and "abandoned" Australia's Jewish community, after days of growing strain between the two countries.Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that history would remember Anthony Albanese "for what he is: a weak politician".Australia barred a far-right member of Netanyahu's ruling coalition from entering the country on Monday, and Israel in turn revoked the visas of Australian representatives to the Palestinian Authority.Australian Immigration Minister Tony Burke said Netanyahu was "lashing out" in response to Canberra recently announcing it would join the UK, France and Canada in recognising a Palestinian state."Strength is not measured by how...
August 20, 2025

Netanyahu accuses Australian PM of 'betraying' Israel

Hostages' families and their supporters want the Israeli government to agree a deal to end the war and bring them all home
Israel demands release of all Gaza hostages, casting doubt on ceasefire proposal
CAIRO — Israel is demanding the release of all 50 hostages held in Gaza, an Israeli official has said, casting doubt on whether it will accept a new proposal for a 60-day ceasefire that Hamas agreed to on Monday.The proposal, put forward by Qatar and Egypt, would see the release of around half the hostages and is "almost identical" to a US proposal Israel had previously accepted, according to Qatar.Israel has not explicitly rejected it - but Israeli government spokesman David Mencer told the BBC that it is not interested in "partial deals"."Things have changed now. The prime minister has laid out a plan for the future of Gaza," Mencer said.Palestinian sources said the proposal would see 10 living and 18 dead hostages handed over while the sides negotiated a...
August 20, 2025

Israel demands release of all Gaza hostages, casting doubt on ceasefire proposal

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