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Israel kills eight in Gaza as families forced to flee homes Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 10/09/2026 - 11:00 Israeli forces issue fresh expulsion orders and carry out strikes across the Strip ahead of the first anniversary of the ceasefire Mourners on Friday at the funeral of Hussam Hawso, an eight-year-old Palestinian boy killed in an Israeli strike on residential buildings in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City the previous night (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP) Off Israeli forces killed eight Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday as they issued fresh expulsion orders in several areas, according to local reports. A woman and a child were killed in strikes on two houses in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City, minutes after residents were told to leave. One resident said he received a call from an Israeli officer ordering people to evacuate. Panic ensued as families rushed to flee, but not everyone managed to escape before the bombing, according to the Anadolu news agency. Elsewhere in Gaza City, Israeli forces ordered residents in the Old City, in the east, to evacuate ahead of further strikes. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In southern Gaza, Israeli forces also issued evacuation orders for two areas after bombing them. An Israeli soldier shot and killed a Palestinian in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza. Two more people were killed when a car was bombed near the Jordanian Field Hospital in Gaza City. Queuing for water and phone charging: What survival looks like in Gaza Read More » The latest strikes and forced displacement come a day before the first anniversary of a ceasefire announced to end Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, launched in October 2023 after the Hamas-led attack in southern Israel.  Israel has since violated the ceasefire almost daily, continuing its bombardment and restricting aid deliveries. Israeli forces have killed at least 1,470 Palestinians and wounded more than 5,000 since the ceasefire, according to the Palestinian health ministry. At least 300 children are among those killed. Overall, Israeli forces have killed more than 74,250 Palestinians since 7 October 2023 and wounded more than 175,000, according to the ministry. At least 8,000 more people are missing and presumed dead beneath the rubble. Renewed claims against hospitals Earlier this week, the Palestinian health ministry warned against what it described as the recycling of misleading Israeli claims about hospitals in Gaza. In recent days, the Israeli military has renewed allegations that Hamas uses hospitals and ambulances for military purposes. The military provided no evidence to substantiate the claims. Similar allegations have been repeatedly made over the past three years, often ahead of attacks on hospitals across Gaza. The health ministry rejected the allegations, warning that the renewed rhetoric could be used to justify further attacks and destroy what remains of the territory’s healthcare system. 'We call on the international community ... to rein in the Israeli machinery of destruction' - Palestinian health ministry  “Recycling these claims at this particular time is nothing more than an overt attempt to manufacture media cover and baseless justifications for the Israeli war machine, paving the way for further dismantling what remains of the healthcare system,” the ministry said in a statement.  It added that all hospitals remained open to independent international organisations, including United Nations agencies, to inspect their operations and verify the claims. “We call on the international community, United Nations institutions, human rights organisations, and all free people around the world to intervene urgently and immediately to rein in the Israeli machinery of destruction,” the ministry said. The Israeli military repeatedly and systematically attacked hospitals across Gaza during the genocide. More than 94 percent of Gaza’s hospitals have been damaged or destroyed, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).  Israeli forces have also killed more than 1,700 healthcare workers as of September 2025. Israel's genocide in Gaza News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

French student protests: A generation that sees no future is rising up Submitted by Alain Gabon on Thu, 10/08/2026 - 16:20 Trump has wrongly tried to blame the student-led movement on migrants and Islam. In reality, it is propelled by the gradual disappearance of any prospect of a stable future A placard reads "The youth shouts, the state brings out its weapons" during a student protest in eastern France, on 8 October 2026 (Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP) Off Since late September, France has lived to the tempo of massive high school student protests and blockades, culminating this week in a nationwide demonstration that brought out hundreds of thousands of people across the country. Originating in a low-income suburb of Paris, the movement spread like wildfire across France, quickly expanding to encompass university students and union activists.  While the movement is mostly made up of teenagers who have overwhelmingly remained peaceful, state authorities have responded with disproportionate force.  Rather than insisting on moderation, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez called for police to use the full range of intermediate weapons, such as tear gas and rubber bullets, as necessary on protesters. More than 6,000 people, mostly minors, have been arrested in the crackdown. Predictably, since day one, the mainstream media has worked hand-in-hand with the Macron government to discredit the movement, showing almost exclusively the more sensationalist, scary and spectacular images from the protests.  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The coverage aims to create the false impression that “France is burning”, presenting the protests as “violent riots”, rather than as a largely peaceful student movement with legitimate and reasonable demands.  Deliberately ignored in such coverage is the fact that the vast majority of the countless protests, blockades, marches and actions in recent days, including the massive nationwide demonstration this week, remained non-violent.  Media coverage has also portrayed the students as being manipulated or instrumentalised by the France Unbowed party and its leader, Jean-Luc Melenchon, who is running in next year’s presidential election. They have presented no evidence for this claim, beyond the party’s support for the youth movement. Enter Trump Beating the French media and politicians - from the centre left to the far right - at their own Islamophobic and racist games, US President Donald Trump recently weighed in by publicly blaming the protests on uncontrolled mass migration and Islam.  Such outlandish accusations hardly deserve a response, and in France, they have essentially been ignored as the ravings of a despicable lunatic. Students complain about severe underfunding of the public education system, even as the state spends billions of dollars in subsidies on private, usually Catholic schools  There are, however, two other explanations. Trump and others in his entourage might genuinely believe in the Great Replacement fantasy that “European civilisation” is being eclipsed by Muslims and Arabs, who want to build some sort of “Islamist caliphate”. Alternatively, he might simply be playing to his largely xenophobic Maga base, ahead of November midterms that his party is poised to lose.  But Trump’s grotesque posturing as a defender of “western civilisation” against invading hordes from the Global South does not seem to have swayed many people, even in the US, likely because few American voters have much interest in the politics of France.  The reasons for the protests are much simpler than Trump suggests. They have been abundantly, even relentlessly, explained by the students themselves, as well as by some good, honest reporting and expert commentary. Despite vast disparities across the nation, the primary grievances of students include the often appalling physical conditions of their crumbling schools; severe and systematic shortages of teachers and support staff; and overcrowded classrooms, where the numbers of students sometimes exceed available chairs. In general, students complain about severe underfunding and governmental neglect of the public education system, even as the state spends billions of dollars in subsidies on private, usually Catholic schools - a cruel irony for a supposedly secular state whose elected officials constantly brag about the strictness of French laicite. Restless generation Another reason cited by student protesters is the strong and mounting anxiety they feel about their prospects for the future. This deep-seated fear crystallises around a state-run web portal called “Parcoursup”, which launched in 2018 with a goal of sorting out university applications. Widely viewed as a failure, the automated selection system pits students against other students for their choice of universities and specialisations, in a process that has been criticised as opaque and discriminatory. France riots: Why the streets are burning again Read More » While France legally guarantees postsecondary access for students who have completed high school, 320,000 students were left without a place last year by the Parcoursup platform. In a nation of just 2.26 million high school students, many of whom will not even apply for higher education, the ratio is worrying. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. History shows that behind concrete, practical and material demands, and beyond massive and spectacular popular demonstrations, larger problems often loom.  What we are hearing in France is an expression of generalised anxiety over the future, both individually and globally, and a rejection of the state of affairs at home after a decade of disastrous Macronism, which has broken the country and greatly aggravated inequalities, deepening the divide between rich and poor, and thrusting most of the population into ever-worsening precarity.  Researchers have suggested that young people in Generation Z will be worse off than their parents, facing a more difficult path to adulthood than any generation in half a century. Such is the future many of these student protesters see in front of them.  Add to this their emerging awareness that AI is killing and replacing many of the jobs that were supposed to be theirs, and there is no need to see the hands of shadowy “Islamists” behind this historic movement. The views expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Middle East Eye. Education Opinion Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:29 Update Date Override 0

The suspicious death last week of a worker at a research lab in Siberia that has fueled global concerns about suspected pneumonic plague is just the latest example of how Russia manages the official narrative. The Kremlin has long maintained a culture of secrecy when it comes to controlling public information, especially involving accidents – from industrial disasters to health emergencies, as FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert explains.

Former UN human rights chief Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a judge on the International Court of Justice, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in Oslo, Norway. The South Africa-born Pillay, 85 years old, was recognised for her efforts to promote peace and international law, said Jørgen Watne Frydnes, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Watch our replay.

Jordan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the Houthi militia's recent attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia, which resulted in the deaths of three people, including a Saudia pilot. The ministry emphasized that the attacks violate Saudi sovereignty and international law, expressing solidarity with Saudi Arabia and condolences for the victims.

Pakistan’s foreign ministry confirmed a significant deployment of forces in Saudi Arabia for defensive purposes. These forces are not intended for offensive operations against the Houthis.

The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it had reached a preliminary agreement with Niger that should see the west African nation receive around $203 million over three years to support its economic reforms

The Nobel Committee Navi Pillay was awarded it for her “efforts to promote peace and international law”.