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Europe's response to Israel-Hamas war: EU tries to balance competing views

The EU faces what is arguably its stiffest foreign policy test since the war in Ukraine. A devastating attack on Israel by Hamas has been met with a massive Israeli response in the Gaza Strip. It is being described as the worst chapter in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since the war…

France 24 · Oct 13, 2023

Israel-Gaza conflict: when social media fakes are rampant, news verification is vital

As news of Palestinian militant group Hamas launching a deadly attack on Israel and Israel’s threat of retaliation began to filter across news networks and social media platforms, a wave of misinformation and fake videos rose alongside.

The Conversation · Oct 13, 2023

Doctors in Gaza describe the war's devastating impact on health care — and civilians

After the brutal attack on Israel by Hamas militants, Israel has begun air strikes on Gaza. The World Health Organization warns that the health system there is at a breaking point.

WEKU · Oct 13, 2023

Fear grips Jewish schools amid closures over safety concerns: ‘Parents are not sleeping’

Closures come as antisemitic incidents in the UK have ‘increased by more than 300 per cent’ since Hamas’s attack on Israel

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

Former Israeli security chief Ami Ayalon: ‘The military can defend us; it cannot secure us’

Hamas's surprise attack on Israel on Saturday has triggered outright war between Israel and Palestine, with levels of violence not seen in decades. FRANCE 24 spoke to Ami Ayalon, the former director of Israel’s national security service Shin Bet, to discuss what is happening on the ground and how the…

France 24 · Oct 13, 2023

Jo Malone perfume brand distances itself from Jo Malone over Israel row

Malone’s son Josh Willcox has been linked to a pro-Palestine Harvard student group caught up in controversy this week

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

Gaza becoming a ‘hellhole’ as thousands face escape to nowhere trying to flee expected Israeli invasion

UN says order from Israel for evacuation from north to south is driving people ‘into the abyss’ as military conducts ‘localised raids’ into Gaza and troops mass on border

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

‘Massive increase’ in suspected antisemitic offences in London

Two more Jewish faith schools in the capital close over security concerns

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023

EU investigates Musk's X, as harmful content surges from Israel-Hamas war

The European Commission has opened an investigation into X, Elon Musk's social media platform formerly known as Twitter. The move comes after Brussels ordered X, as well as rivals Meta and TikTok, to act quickly to tackle the spread of disinformation, which has surged on each of these platforms since…

France 24 · Oct 13, 2023

Lloyd Austin says ‘evil’ Hamas are ‘worse than Isis’ as he meets Netanyahu in Israel

Defense secretary confirmed that the USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier is now in the region and a second US carrier is also on its way as he said the US ‘stands fully ready to deploy additional assets if necessary’

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023