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5:54 p.m. : The two attacks perpetrated by Palestinians in Jerusalem and this murderous raid by the Israeli army in Jenin come one month after the appointment of the new Israeli government. Binyamin Netanyahu, back in power, has allied himself with several far-right parties which have inherited key positions in government. We tell you how the tension has risen sharply in Israel and Palestine since this political turning point.
5:48 p.m. : The Palestinian Authority denounces Israel as “fully responsible for the dangerous escalation” in recent days, in a statement that does not mention the attack on a Palestinian who killed seven people last night outside a synagogue in East Jerusalem. The government in the occupied West Bank accuses Israel of causing “31 martyrs” this month, including those killed in an army raid in Jenin on Thursday.
3:41 p.m. : I read a lot of comments in this live claiming not to find content on the Israeli raid which resulted in the death of nine Palestinian people in the city of Jenin, in the north of the occupied West Bank. Here is what you can find on this subject on our site:
• You can read a short factual article published Thursday following the facts, summarizing the main information.
• Our journalist Alice Froussard went to the place, in Jenin, following the attack and during the funeral organized by the inhabitants of the city. Here is his report.
• We opened a live broadcast devoted to the Israeli raid on Jenin as well as the two attacks that occurred yesterday and this morning in East Jerusalem. You can follow it here.
6:07 p.m. : It is a little after 2 p.m., here is an update on the news:
• A new attack took place this morning in East Jerusalem, injuring two people the day after the attack which left seven dead last night near a synagogue. The EU has condemned an “appalling terrorist attack” but stresses “that lethal force should only be used as a last resort”. Meanwhile, in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian residents of the city of Jenin are holding funerals, following an Israeli army operation that killed nine people on Thursday. Follow our live.
Demonstrations are taking place in the cities of New York and Memphis following the publication of images of the arrest of Tire Nichols, two days after the imprisonment of the five police officers who beat him to the ground. President Joe Biden said to himself “outraged” and “deeply bruised” by the death of the 29-year-old man, three days after his beating by the police.
•The 80th Congress of the Socialist Party is currently being held in Marseilles, and should in particular allow the ratification of a memorandum of understanding between Olivier Faure and Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol. As a reminder, the mayor of Rouen, Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, has so far contested the victory of outgoing first secretary Olivier Faure at the head of the PS.
Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka won her first Grand Slam title by winning the Australian Open final against Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina (4-6, 6-3, 6-4).
2:10 p.m. : France Télévision journalist Agnès Vahramian, on the ground in Jerusalem, takes stock of the situation in the city bruised by two attacks that occurred yesterday and this morning, and delivers her analysis, listen:
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1:25 p.m. : “The European Union fully recognizes Israel’s legitimate security concerns (…) but it should be emphasized that lethal force should only be used as a last resort, when strictly unavoidable to protect the life.”
Josep Borrell also denounced on behalf of the EU “the appalling terrorist attack” perpetrated yesterday near a synagogue in East Jerusalem.
1:18 p.m. : It is a little after 1 p.m. Here is some content not to be missed on franceinfo:
• A part of macronie made uncomfortable by the pension reform project and the strong mobilization it raises? Several parliamentarians from the majority have publicly announced their intention not to vote “as is” for the government’s text. Our journalist Margaux Duguet took a look behind the scenes of the majority.
• In the aftermath of a deadly shooting near a synagogue, a new attack in East Jerusalem injured two people on Saturday 28 January, according to the Israeli emergency services. Follow the latest information in our live.
• Three months after the takeover of Twitter by billionaire Elon Musk, what has changed on social media? The point right here.
• dreamland, Radiant, Everdark : how did the French manga, known as the “manfra”, become trendy? Response from our culture journalist Marianne Leroux.
12:34 p.m. : For Dominique Moïsi, special adviser to the Institut Montaigne, the attack on a synagogue which occurred yesterday in East Jerusalem is “a tragic event to be placed in the context of an escalation of violence“. His analysis can be found here.
12:30 p.m. : I am thinking of the victims of yesterday’s attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem, of their relatives, and of the Israeli people. Firm condemnation of this heinous act. The cycle of violence must be avoided at all costs.
12:05 : It is noon, here is an update on the news:
• A new attack took place in East Jerusalem, the day after the attack which killed seven people yesterday evening near a synagogue in a district of the holy city annexed by Israel. This morning, a 13-year-old Palestinian, identified by Israeli police, opened fire and injured two people. Follow our live.
• Demonstrations take place in the cities of New York and Memphis following the publication of images of the arrest of Tire Nichols, two days after the imprisonment of the five police officers who beat him to the ground. President Joe Biden said to himself “outraged” and “deeply bruised” by the death of the 29-year-old man, three days after his beating by the police.
The European Union decides to continue sanctions against Russia, while heavy fighting is still underway in the town of Vougledar, in the east of the country.
The Australian Open is coming to an end, it’s the final this Saturday. Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina takes on Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka. Follow the game live.
11:55 a.m. : At the same time, in Jenin, the Palestinian inhabitants of this city in the north of the occupied West Bank bury their dead. On Thursday, an Israeli army operation killed nine people. Here is a report on the spot by our journalist Alice Froussard.
11:48 : As a reminder, the Israeli police announced earlier this morning the arrest of 42 people. They are to be questioned about yesterday’s deadly attack near a synagogue in a Jewish-settled neighborhood in East Jerusalem, part of the Holy City annexed by Israel. Follow our live.
11:49 : The victims of the attack are a father and his son, aged 47 and 23, according to the police. Both suffer from “gunshot wounds in the upper body”said the emergency services.
11:40 a.m. : The attack was carried out at the archaeological site of the City of David, in the Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan, and the teenager, from the part of the Holy City occupied and annexed by Israel, was “neutralized and injured”, authorities report.
11:35 a.m. : The shooter who injured two people this morning in East Jerusalem is a 13-year-old Palestinian, Israeli police say.
10:50 a.m. : On the French side, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the “deep concern” of France against “at the risk of escalation, including in the Gaza Strip”. In the United States, a spokesman for the National Security Council of the White House has also indicated that his country is “deeply concerned about the escalation of violence in Gaza”.
10:50 a.m. : Hello here are the main reactions that I could find following the Israeli raid in Jenin, in the north of the occupied West Bank, leading to the death of 9 Palestinians on Thursday. “This endless cycle of violence must end. All those responsible for the violence will be held to account,” said the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Twitter.
10:50 a.m. : Where are the indignant reactions after the 9 deaths Thursday following the intervention of the Israeli armed forces in the West Bank?
10:30 a.m. : Revolt in Iran, presidential elections in Turkey, new government in Israel… The French-speaking Lebanese newspaper L’Orient-Le Jour delivers its analysis of three issues to follow in the Middle East in 2023.
10:24 a.m. : Two people were wounded by bullets during an attack in a district of East Jerusalem, reports the Magen David Adom (MDA), the Israeli equivalent of the Red Cross. No official report has yet been communicated by the authorities.
09:09 : 42 people were arrested for questioning after the deadly attack perpetrated yesterday near a synagogue in East Jerusalemannounces the Israeli police.
09:58 : It’s 9 a.m. and dust, here is the main news of this morning:
US President Joe Biden denounces “an attack on the civilized world”, after the assault that left seven dead last night near a synagogue in East Jerusalem, a district of the holy city annexed by Israel. France also condemned last night a “appalling terrorist attack” occurred in a “context of growing tensions”.
The European Union maintains sanctions against Russia, as heavy fighting continues in the town of Vougledar in eastern Ukraine. `
Footage of the arrest of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols was released by Memphis police yesterday, two days after five officers were jailed for beating him to the ground. They show the unbearable brutality of the arrest of the African-American, who died three days later.
• Julie Douib’s ex-companion was sentenced on appeal to life imprisonment yesterday evening by the Assize Court of Corse-du-Sud. Bruno Garcia-Cruciani was convicted of killing the 34-year-old woman in March 2019.