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Paris probes threats to Israeli Olympic athletes amid tensions over Gaza war

Israeli gold medalist windsurfer Tom Reuveny, left, and cyclist Rotem Gafinovitz, attend a ceremony in remembrance of the 11 Israeli athletes killed during the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, August 6, 2024, in Paris, France. © David Goldman, AP

Paris prosecutors are investigating death threats and other offenses against athletes from Israel's Olympic team amid tensions over the Gaza war and increasing fears of a broader conflict in the Middle East. 

Israel's Olympic team said some athletes have received threats as they compete in Paris amid larger tensions over Palestinian deaths during the war in Gaza and the threat of a wider regional conflict in the Middle East.

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