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We legitimized this act of October 7. Interview with the writer Bernard-Henri Lévy

In a reflective essay published last spring, French writer Bernard-Henri Lévy takes another look at the conflict in the Middle East. He is interested in the reaction or what he qualifies of selective indignation of the West. Patrice Roy interviewed him to talk to him about his book Loneliness of Israel.

The Pentagon announces the deployment of new military assets in the Middle East

The United States announced new military deployments to the Middle East that will arrive in the coming months for the defense of Israel and as a warning to Iran, according to a Pentagon statement Friday.

The head of the Pentagon continues to make clear that if Iran, its partners, or affiliated groups take advantage of this moment to target U.S. personnel or interests in the region, the United States will take all necessary measures to defend its peopleunderlines the press release.

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A change to our nuclear doctrine is on the tablesays a senior Iranian official

Kamal Kharazi, the chairman of the Strategic Council for Foreign Relations of the Islamic Republic of Iran, explained in an interview with Lebanese television Al Mayadeen that his country’s nuclear doctrine could change.

A change in our nuclear doctrine is still on the table in the event that Iran is exposed to an existential threathe declared.

We currently possess the technical capabilities necessary to produce nuclear weapons. We don’t have a problem with that. However, only the fatwa [le décret religieux, NDLR] of the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamanei, forbids us from doing sohe explained.

Iran’s missile capability is obvious to everyone nowhe stressed, adding that Iran observes the concerns of Western and European countries.

When they do not take into account our concerns, particularly regarding Iran’s sovereignty and the integrity of its lands, there is no reason for us to take their concerns into account. There is likely to be a development and increase in the range of Iranian missilesadded Mr. Kharazi.

With information from Al Mayadeen

84 dead in northern Gaza

Gaza authorities announced that 84 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured in two Israeli bombings in the northern Gaza Strip.

With information from Al Jazeera

A UN official fears grand danger for ancient sites in Lebanon

A senior UN official warned Friday against a great danger which weighs in Lebanon on the historic cities of Tyre, in the south, and Baalbek, in the east, affected by air strikes by Israel, which says it is targeting Hezbollah.

Ancient Phoenician cities steeped in history are in grave danger of being left in ruinslamented on X the UN special coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, mentioning Tire and Baalbek, two cities which are home to UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Lebanon’s cultural heritage must not be another victim of this devastating conflictshe insisted.

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Israel says it intercepted seven drones approaching overnight on several fronts

The Israeli army announced on Friday that it intercepted seven drones during the night which were approaching its territory and which had been launched from several fronts.

Last night, terrorist groups launched seven drones from several fronts into Israeli territory. Fighter jets, helicopters and air defense systems intercepted all these threatsthe army said in a statement, adding that it destroyed more than 100 drones that threatened its territory in October.

Since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip, different groups in Iraq, grouped under the name Islamic Resistance in Iraq, have regularly launched missiles against positions in Israel.

The Houthis in Yemen also regularly announce the launch of missiles or drones against Israeli territory.

Since October 8, Hezbollah has also launched drones and projectiles against Israel.

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The situation in northern Gaza is apocalypticaccording to the heads of agencies of theHIM

The situation in the northern Gaza Strip is apocalypticet the entire Palestinian population of northern Gaza is at imminent risk of death from disease, famine and violencewrite the 15 heads of the major humanitarian agencies of theHIM in a press release.

These officials demand that the State of Israel stops its assault on Gaza and against humanitarians.

Israeli forces launched a large-scale, high-intensity operation in the northern Gaza Strip last month, saying they wanted to prevent the Islamist Hamas movement, behind the October 7 attack, from reforming. combat units.

The region has been under siege for almost a month, deprived of basic aid and vital supplies, while bombings and other attacks continuedenounces the press release from the Interagency Standing Committee, which brings together agencies of theHIM and others ONG humanitarians.

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At least 10 dead in Israeli strikes in Lebanon

At least 10 people were killed on Friday in Israeli raids targeting two towns in the Baalbeck-Hermel region in eastern Lebanon, the Lebanese Health Ministry announced, as the Israeli army continued its massive bombardments on the strongholds of Hezbollah.

In a preliminary assessmentthe Ministry of Health reports Israeli enemy raids who killed eight people in the village of Amhaz, and two others in the village of Charawna.

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Israel adopts a budget of wars

The Israeli government adopted a 2025 budget on Friday largely devoted to support Israel’s wars on multiple fronts and to safeguard the resilience of the economyaccording to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.

The budget, which has yet to be voted on by the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, reaches 607.4 billion shekels ($150 billion) and contains an envelope of 9 billion shekels ($3.3 billion) in aid to thousands of reservists recalled by the army since the start of the war against Palestinian Hamas in the Gaza Strip, October 7, 2023.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greeted a large budget, difficult, but necessary in this year of war.

He announced additional envelopes for Defense while Israel faces Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah on its northern border and in Lebanon, and it faces attacks and threats from Iran and its relays. The amount will be decided by a special commission on national security.

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Polio vaccination will resume on Saturday in northern Gaza, according to theOMS

The polio vaccination campaign is due to resume on Saturday in the northern Gaza Strip, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

Polio vaccination in northern Gaza is set to resume tomorrow. We are assured of the necessary humanitarian pause in Gaza City to carry out the campaignwrote Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the social network

However, the area covered is significantly reduced compared to the first wave of vaccination, leaving some children unprotected and at greater risk of infectiondeplores the general director of the organization.

According to theOMSsome 119,000 children in the north are waiting for their second dose of vaccine to protect them from this disease which can leave serious after-effects.

L’OMS launched a vaccination campaign in Gaza on September 1, after the confirmation of the first case of polio in 25 years in the Palestinian territory besieged by Israel.

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