The war between Israel and Hamas has long troubled international experts. According to the current estimate by the Israeli army, two Gazans were killed for every Hamas militant. Keep watching this interview with Eylon Levy who is the spokesperson for the Israeli government.

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The war between Israel and Hamas has long troubled international experts. According to the current estimate by the Israeli army, two Gazans were killed for every Hamas militant. Keep watching to know more.

Israel-Hamas war: Over 16,200 killed in Gaza

Israel is preparing to flood the Hamas tunnel network in Gaza. Some US officials expressed concern about the plan while others support it. The tunnels beneath the Gaza strip are thought to stretch for hundreds of miles and Israel alleges they are being used by Hamas fighters. But flooding them could risk the lives of any hostages being held underground.

Israel-Hamas war: Israelis plan to flood Hamas tunnels with seawater

Israel is preparing to flood the Hamas tunnel network in Gaza. Some US officials expressed concern about the plan while others support it. The tunnels beneath the Gaza Strip are thought to stretch for hundreds of miles and Israel alleges they are being used by Hamas fighters. But flooding them could risk the lives of any hostages being held underground. To know more watch this interview with the former deputy Prime Minister of Israel Natan Sharansky.

Israel-Hamas war: Will IDF flood the Gaza tunnels?

A Health Ministry representative tells the Knesset Health Committee that the hostages freed from Hamas captivity were given tranquilizer pills before being handed over to the Red Cross for transfer to Israel. The drugging would have aimed to make the hostages appear calm, happy and upbeat after suffering physical abuse, deprivation and psychological terror for more than 50 days in Gaza.

Israel-Hamas hostage swap: Israel alleges Hamas drugged hostages before release

Israel held an event at the United Nations in New York which focused on sexual violence against women during the October 7th attack by Hamas militants.

Accounts of Hamas militants raping women; Israel-led UN session condemns world silence

The humanitarian crisis is unfolding in south gaza. Living between life and death, displaced gazans say they have nowhere to go. Spokesperson for Gaza's health ministry says hospitals in southern Gaza have totally collapsed. While the W.H.O. Warns that the situation is getting worse by the hour. What is Gazans fate? Will they find refuge?

W.H.O: Gaza reaching humanity's darkest hour

The civilian death toll in Gaza is nearing 16,000 mark. As truce ended between Israel and Hamas, airstrikes restarted in Gaza. Isarel ordered a million Gazans to flee, parts of Gaza reduced to rubble.

Israel-Hamas war: Israeli troops and tanks enter south Gaza city after strikes in North

Billie Eilish, renowned for her candidness, didn't know that her latest interview would be considered as her coming-out moment. The 21-year-old was surprised to know that people didn't already suspect her queer identity and her attraction towards women.

Billie Eilish says wasn't it obvious she likes women; confirms queer identity

Israeli forces encircled territory's largest Jabalia refugee camp. Israeli army is moving deeper into teh refugee camp. There are no safer zones anywhere in Gaza, says UN.

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Three commercial ships were hit by ballistic missiles fired by the Houthi rebels in Yemen on Sunday in the Red Sea, and the U.S. military said that during the hour-long attack, a warship shot down three drones in self-defense. Two attacks were claimed by the Houthis, who are supported by Iran.

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It is the third day since the truce collapsed bombing continues in Gaza both Israel and Hamas have ruled out negotiations as bodies line up in the Palestinian Enclave. Israel says it has pulled back mediators from Qatar while Hamas says that another exchange of prisoners and hostages will take place only after a permanent ceasefire.

Israel military says it is expanding its operation in Gaza Strip

The man who stabbed a tourist to death near the Eiffel Tower in Paris swore allegiance to the Islamic State group in a video posted on social media, French anti-terrorist prosecutors said Sunday.

Known to the authorities as a radicalised Islamist who had social media connections to perpetrators of other recent attacks in France, the attacker Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab had also been subject to close psychological surveillance for mental health issues, senior prosecutor Jean-Francois Ricard told reporters.

He added that the man's mother had reported concerns about him as recently as October, but there was insufficient proof at the time to take legal action.

The attack late Saturday came as France is at its highest alert level against the background of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas and following a series of apparent lone-wolf attacks in the country.

Identified as Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab, the knife attacker is a French national, born in 1997 to Iranian parents.

He killed a 23-year-old man, identified as a German-Filipino citizen, with two blows from a hammer and four from a knife at around 9:30 pm (2030 GMT).

Shouting "Allahu Akbar" ("God is greatest"), Rajabpour-Miyandoab fled over the Bir Hakeim bridge across the river Seine after a taxi driver intervened.

Meeting a police patrol on the other side, he claimed to be wearing an explosive belt before running again, striking two passers-by -- a 66-year-old British citizen and a 60-year-old French person -- with the hammer.

He was finally stopped with two shots from a taser and taken into custody.

Ministers led by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne gathered for a security meeting on Sunday, with the head of government writing on X, formerly Twitter, "We will not give in to terrorism."

<h2>Contact with other attackers&nbsp;</h2>

"In late October 2023, the mother of the attacker reported concerns about her son's behaviour, as he had turned in on himself. But there was nothing allowing for a new prosecution," Ricard said.

An X account opened by Rajabpour-Miyandoab in early October showed "many posts about Hamas, Gaza or Palestine more generally", he added.

It was there that the attacker posted a video in Arabic presenting himself as an Islamic State fighter based in Afghanistan.

"In this video, he swore allegiance to the Islamic State and expressed his support to jihadists... in Africa, Iraq, Syria, the Sinai... Yemen or Pakistan," Ricard said.

Rajabpour-Miyandoab, whose family is not religious, converted to Islam at 18 and began consuming vast amounts of IS propaganda, according to prosecutors.

He had plans to join the Islamic State group in Iraq or Syria in 2016 and was friends on Facebook with a man who went on to kill two police officers in their home in Magnanville, outside Paris -- although the two did not exchange messages.

Later that year, he was arrested for planning an attack, eventually serving four years in prison and under close watch following his release.

That surveillance was reinforced based on his social media contacts, including with the future killer of teacher Samuel Paty, beheaded outside his school in 2020 by an Islamist attacker.

Rajabpour-Miyandoab was also under compulsory psychiatric treatment for mental health troubles until April this year, Ricard said.

Health Minister Aurelien Rousseau had earlier said Rajabpour-Miyandoab was "being monitored in a way that did not mean he was hospitalised" for his mental health issues.

"As often in these cases, there's a mixture of an ideology, an easily influenced person and, unfortunately, psychiatry," he added.

As well as Rajabpour-Miyandoab himself, three people were being held in custody on Sunday afternoon, Ricard said, "belonging to the family or the social circle of the perpetrator".

<h2>High tensions&nbsp;</h2>

Following Sunday's security meeting, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin urged that authorities "should be able to request (or) demand compulsory treatment" for people with mental health issues who are believed to be radicalised.

France remains "under the threat of radical Islamism for the long term", Darmanin added, calling for "a very strong penal response".

France has suffered several attacks by Islamist extremists, including the November 2015 suicide and gun attacks in Paris claimed by the Islamic State group in which 130 people were killed.

There had been a relative lull in recent years, even as officials have warned that the threat remains.

But tensions have risen in France, home to large Jewish and Muslim populations, following Hamas'&nbsp;unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7 and Israel's subsequent bombardment of the Gaza Strip. 
 
(With inputs from agencies)

The man who stabbed a tourist to death near the Eiffel Tower in Paris swore allegiance to the Islamic State group in a video posted on social media, French anti-terrorist prosecutors said Sunday.

The man who stabbed a tourist to death near the Eiffel Tower in Paris swore allegiance to the Islamic State group in a video posted on social media, French anti-terrorist prosecutors said Sunday. Known to the authorities as a radicalised Islamist who had social media connections to perpetrators of other recent attacks in France, the attacker Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab had also been subject to close psychological surveillance for mental health issues, senior prosecutor Jean-Francois Ricard told reporters. He added that the man's mother had reported concerns about him as recently as October, but there was insufficient proof at the time to take legal action. The attack late Saturday came as France is at its highest alert level against the background of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas and following a series of apparent lone-wolf attacks in the country. Identified as Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab, the knife attacker is a French national, born in 1997 to Iranian parents. He killed a 23-year-old man, identified as a German-Filipino citizen, with two blows from a hammer and four from a knife at around 9:30 pm (2030 GMT). Shouting "Allahu Akbar" ("God is greatest"), Rajabpour-Miyandoab fled over the Bir Hakeim bridge across the river Seine after a taxi driver intervened. Meeting a police patrol on the other side, he claimed to be wearing an explosive belt before running again, striking two passers-by -- a 66-year-old British citizen and a 60-year-old French person -- with the hammer. He was finally stopped with two shots from a taser and taken into custody. Ministers led by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne gathered for a security meeting on Sunday, with the head of government writing on X, formerly Twitter, "We will not give in to terrorism." Contact with other attackers "In late October 2023, the mother of the attacker reported concerns about her son's behaviour, as he had turned in on himself. But there was nothing allowing for a new prosecution," Ricard said. An X account opened by Rajabpour-Miyandoab in early October showed "many posts about Hamas, Gaza or Palestine more generally", he added. It was there that the attacker posted a video in Arabic presenting himself as an Islamic State fighter based in Afghanistan. "In this video, he swore allegiance to the Islamic State and expressed his support to jihadists... in Africa, Iraq, Syria, the Sinai... Yemen or Pakistan," Ricard said. Rajabpour-Miyandoab, whose family is not religious, converted to Islam at 18 and began consuming vast amounts of IS propaganda, according to prosecutors. He had plans to join the Islamic State group in Iraq or Syria in 2016 and was friends on Facebook with a man who went on to kill two police officers in their home in Magnanville, outside Paris -- although the two did not exchange messages. Later that year, he was arrested for planning an attack, eventually serving four years in prison and under close watch following his release. That surveillance was reinforced based on his social media contacts, including with the future killer of teacher Samuel Paty, beheaded outside his school in 2020 by an Islamist attacker. Rajabpour-Miyandoab was also under compulsory psychiatric treatment for mental health troubles until April this year, Ricard said. Health Minister Aurelien Rousseau had earlier said Rajabpour-Miyandoab was "being monitored in a way that did not mean he was hospitalised" for his mental health issues. "As often in these cases, there's a mixture of an ideology, an easily influenced person and, unfortunately, psychiatry," he added. As well as Rajabpour-Miyandoab himself, three people were being held in custody on Sunday afternoon, Ricard said, "belonging to the family or the social circle of the perpetrator". High tensions Following Sunday's security meeting, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin urged that authorities "should be able to request (or) demand compulsory treatment" for people with mental health issues who are believed to be radicalised. France remains "under the threat of radical Islamism for the long term", Darmanin added, calling for "a very strong penal response". France has suffered several attacks by Islamist extremists, including the November 2015 suicide and gun attacks in Paris claimed by the Islamic State group in which 130 people were killed. There had been a relative lull in recent years, even as officials have warned that the threat remains. But tensions have risen in France, home to large Jewish and Muslim populations, following Hamas' unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7 and Israel's subsequent bombardment of the Gaza Strip. (With inputs from agencies)

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A passenger bus was ambushed by terrorists in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s Gilgit Baltistan (GB) region, killing nine people and injuring 21.

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Israel and Hamas brush off international calls to renew an expired truce as air strikes pound militant targets in Gaza and Palestinian groups launch volleys of rockets. French President Emmanuel Macron warns that Israel's aim of eliminating the Palestinian militant group Hamas risked unleashing a decade of war.

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Israeli warplanes and artillery are bombarding the Gaza Strip. The Gaza Health Ministry says at least 193 Palestinians have been killed and 650 wounded since the truce ended on Friday morning, adding to the more than 15,000 Palestinian dead since the start of the war.

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Both Israel and Hamas are blaming each other for the breakdown of the truce. The deal was mediated by Qatar during which 110 hostages were released. But what about the remaining hostages? The mediators are saying the fighting is making it difficult to initiate the talks.

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Israeli military claims to have hit over 400 targets in Gaza. From using bunker busters to deadly AH-64 Apache helicopter, Israel is leaving no stone unturned to target Hamas.

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In a significant development, Israel has communicated its intentions to the Arab states to establish a buffer zone along the Palestinian side of Gaza's border. This move is aimed at preventing future attacks as part of post-war proposals for the region.

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