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France probes death threats, hate crimes against Israeli Olympians

The boat carrying team Israel makes its way down the Seine in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. © Rebecca Blackwell / AP

France has opened an investigation into death threats against three Israeli athletes as well as possible anti-Semitic hate crimes during a football match, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Sunday.

The death threats were reported by Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin and the investigation will be led by the national anti-online hate body, the prosectuors' office said in a statement.

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