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Three years, day to day, after the October 7 attacks, Israel is no longer the same country. For nearly two years, the Hebrew state has lived at the rate of hostages. But these terrorist attacks by Hamas also upset the Israeli relationship with their army and leaders.
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Israeli former hostage Shoshan Haran said "we were naive" about Hamas before the October 7, 2023 attack on her kibbutz. Held in Gaza for 50 days, she recalled refusing to "show weakness" to her captors. She also called the accusations of genocide against Israel "a lie" and shared her late husband's last words.
In an interview with France 24, former Israeli hostage Shoshan Haran estimated that she and her compatriots had been "naïve" about Hamas prior to the attacks on his kibbutz on 7 October 2023. She was held hostage for fifty days, and three years later she remembered wanting to "show no sign of weakness" to her kidnappers.
On the eve of the 7 October commemorations, the Israeli Defense Minister said on Tuesday that he had asked the Israeli army to increase its level of vigilance and to stand ready for "any possible scenario" in the Gaza Strip in the event of a Hamas attack.
Israel on Tuesday said that Hamas and the Palestinian population in Gaza would pay a "heavy price" if any of Israel's armed forces were harmed on the three-year anniversary of the militant group's October 7 attack.
Israel is holding memorial ceremonies nationwide for those killed in the October 7, 2023 Hamas terror attacks and soldiers who died in the ensuing war.
An Israeli strike on a civilian vehicle in Gaza on Sunday killed one Palestinian and wounded at least 11 others. Israel’s military said it was targeting a Hamas militant. Palestinians have reported a surge in Israeli fire and airstrikes across Gaza over the past month, with more than 75,000 people killed and much of the enclave destroyed. Meanwhile, Israelis held their weekly protest in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square, the last before Wednesday marks three years since the October 7 attack. Protesters said they wanted to commemorate the victims and demand an independent state inquiry into the events
Reports are building that Israel rejected a Hamas offer to release all civilian hostages taken on October 7, 2023.
An investigation by Radio France's investigation unit highlights the links between Qatari financing of Gaza and Hamas. For several years, Qatar has reportedly transferred millions of dollars to Gaza under the authority of the Israeli government. According to former intelligence officials, some of these funds would have benefited Hamas despite their warnings. After 7 October, these revelations re-launch the accusations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about his strategy towards Hamas and the management of his communication during the war in Gaza.
François Picard is pleased to welcome Vivian Salama from Washington. An attorney and staff writer at The Atlantic, Salama has reported from more than 85 countries. Her latest investigation takes us back to September 26, 2023. As Israel's national security establishment gathered to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War and one of the country's greatest intelligence failures, Abbas Kamel, then Egypt's intelligence chief, made an exceptionally rare and discreet visit to Israel with a stark warning about the dangerous situation unfolding in Gaza.
Netanyahu faces continued pressure over alleged warnings before the 2023 Hamas attack as October 27 elections draw near.
Benjamin Netanyahu travelled secretly to the United Arab Emirates over the weekend, Israeli media has reported, to ask its leader to deny claims he had warned the Israeli prime minister about a looming Hamas threat ahead of the Palestinian militant group's Oct. 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel. Netanyahu himself has confirmed making the secret trip, but denies he urged his UAE counterpart to do anything of the kind. France 24’s Douglas Herbert takes a closer look.
Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Abu Dhabi on Sunday, which had not been announced in advance, was finally officially confirmed Monday by the Israeli Prime Minister's office and the United Arab Emirates. This displacement comes as a controversy persists around a possible warning to Israel prior to the Hamas attack of 7 October 2023.
Google Maps has updated its satellite imagery of the territory for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war began nearly three years ago. The images show vast areas reduced to rubble, highlighting the extent of the devastation caused by the conflict. Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire, with Israeli strikes continuing across the territory.
Head of Hamas's armed wing in northern Gaza killed in an Israeli strike on an apartment building in Gaza City.
After confirming a rare meeting, Netanyahu's office has denied suggestions that the Israeli prime minister requested that Abu Dhabi deny reports that it had warned Israel about an impending Hamas attack in 2023.
Israel’s security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has released a video in which he is seen threatening to kill Hassan Salameh.
Hamas accuses Board of Peace of aligning with Israel after excluding UN agency for Palestinians from Gaza operations.
Gaza’s $2.45bn recovery plan spans housing, health and 4G, but Israeli pullout and Hamas’s disarmament remain unclear.
The Israeli Prime Minister reacted strongly on Tuesday, 22 September, to the words of the French President at the UN. Emmanuel Macron had criticized Israeli actions in the West Bank by saying that Hamas was not active in the territory where the Palestinian Authority is based.
