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How genocide in Gaza followed Bosnia’s painful pattern

Three years into Israel’s war on Gaza, we examine patterns that echo the Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

How did the Hamas attacks take place during the 7th or in Israel?

On the third anniversary of the attacks of October 7, 2023, we spoke with Leo Corry, rector of the Open University of Israel and professor emeritus of the University of Tel Aviv. For 24 years he lived in the Kibutz Nirim, a community along the Gaza border that was one of those affected by the Hamas offensive.

Junior Aguirre: "There is a direct criticism against Netanyahu's decisions after 7-O"

Three years after the attacks of 7 October 2023, criticism within Israel of the Benjamin Netanyahu Government continues. Families of the victims and hostages have questioned decisions that, according to them, made negotiations difficult or delayed to secure the release of the abductees who were held by Hamas in 2023. Junior Aguirre Gorgona, international political analyst, writer, master in human rights and Jewish history, addresses the issue in France 24.

Three years of October 7: no closure for Israel or horizon for Gaza

Three years after Hamas attacks that left some 1,200 dead on Israeli soil - a trauma that keeps society demanding justice for security failures - Israel's large-scale offensive in the Gaza Strip has claimed the lives of more than 74,000 people, leaving the enclave virtually uninhabitable, with still active incursions and a completely closed horizon. In the East Express, we look at the current situation in Israel and the Palestinian territories three years after the tragedy.

The mass killing does not mean Israel’s winning

Israel’s military might has failed to achieve the political goals in Gaza it was supposed to.

How Israel’s genocide in Gaza pulled Britons into the Palestine movement

Britons are risking freedom and reputations to stand with Palestinians and challenge government policy.

Three years of the massacre at the Nova Festival in Israel: "I am afraid to forget my daughter's voice"

Families of the victims come to the explanade in which their loved ones died at 6.29 a.m., the time when the Hamas attack began

Why Paramount-Warner merger has sparked fears about press freedom

Chairman's family ties to Trump and Israel raise questions over editorial independence at CNN and CBS.

Three years on, October 7 massacre sites in Israel draw visitors seeking to remember

Three years after the October 7 attack, when Hamas militants killed at least 1,195 people in Israel – mostly civilians – the sites of the massacre near the Gaza border have become heavily visited memorials. They offer Israelis and Jews in the diaspora a place to honour those who were killed, as FRANCE 24’s Stéphane Amar reports.

Scars from Oct. 7 fuel deep divisions over Netanyahu ahead of Israeli election

As Israel gears up for its first elections since Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponents are putting it at the heart of their campaigns. Three years on, the worst security failure in Israel’s history now threatens to end the career of its longest-serving prime minister. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem.

The 'NATO of Mecca' comes into action with the military support of Turkey and Pakistan to Saudi Arabia

The activation of the pact to help Riyadh defend himself from the Huti attacks comes before even its complete ratification

Three years of the 7th-O: tributes in Israel as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues

Three years after the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, Israel recalls the victims with ceremonies and homenages led by family and survivors. In the meantime, one year of the ceasefire agreement reached in Gaza, although fighting, bombing and the deterioration of living conditions continue on the ground. International agencies have alerted to the massive destruction of infrastructure, the restrictions on access to water, food and medicine, and the serious humanitarian situation facing the Kazakh population in the face of the arrival of the inv

Three years after October 7 attacks, Israel's economy shows its strength

After shrinking briefly in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023 attacks, Israel's GDP is predicted to grow by 4 percent this year. The country's tech sector – specifically its defence startups – has played a big part in this performance but challenges, notably demographic ones, are on the horizon. Meanwhile, the destruction caused by Israel's war in Gaza has reduced GDP per capita in the Palestinian enclave by 83 percent and reconstruction plans there have yet to begin.

October 7, hour by hour: How the Hamas attack on Israel unfolded

On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a series of deadly attacks on Israeli towns and military sites near the Gaza border in a massive, coordinated assault. We look back, hour by hour, at how the events unfolded that day and how it has become known as the biggest massacre that the Jewish state has ever seen.

Devastation in Gaza: Three years of war reshape the enclave beyond recognition

Three years ago, the war between Israel and Hamas began. In Gaza, it has meant three years of bombardment that have dramatically transformed the Palestinian territory. Residents of the enclave try to survive the best they can, caught between hope for a better future and resignation.

Ο Live: Israel Commemorates Tuesday, October 7, 2023, of the deadly Hamas attacks

US military aid to Israel continues three years into Gaza genocide

US military aid and arms transfer continue unchanged, as US public sentiment shifts.

October 7: Israelis mark three years since Hamas attacks

Israel is marking the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack on Wednesday with memorials across the country. At the site of the Nova music festival, where more than 300 people were killed, families gathered at dawn for a moment of silence and paid tribute in front of portraits both of festival-goers and security forces who died on October 7.

Photos: Three years of Israel’s war on Gaza as tent cities spread amid ruin

Tent cities in Gaza grow as families mourn the dead, care for the injured, and endure relentless displacement.

Three years since Hamas October 7 attack: What did Netanyahu know?

Israel marked the third anniversary of Hamas's October 7 attack on Wednesday with intense political debate, weeks before elections in which the country's deadliest day will be front and centre. Accusations that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to stop Hamas's October 7 attack have threatened to poison his campaign, particularly since reports emerged suggesting the United Arab Emirates and Egypt had warned him of the imminent danger. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more.