hostages
![The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire seems to be holding, but Gaza sees no end to war](https://s.france24.com/media/display/d338fa12-ac94-11ef-bc31-005056a90284/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"Israel-Hezbollah%20ceasefire","hash":"4511a97e850017d115032bcd9439d196d4e9deeef6832f3ab30668e7864dfa6f","title":"End%20to%2014-month%20war%20brings%20relief%20to%20citizens%20of%20Israel%2C%20Lebanon","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241126_203844_204626_CS.webp)
![Israel, Hezbollah at war; Lebanon caught in crossfire: Attacks could 'destroy centuries of heritage'](https://s.france24.com/media/display/0f16b050-ab38-11ef-b55a-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"UNESCO%20GRANTS%20PROTECTION","hash":"25df4cfcd0f0e4884254db83e6e7ae22debc0ae8fd28b612221ea3bc765eff9a","title":"Recognition%20of%20heritage%20sites%20as%20having%20'high%20cultural%20importance%20to%20the%20world%20and%20all%20of%20humanity'","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241122_140336_141031_CS.webp)
!['Unprecedented, justified and overdue': No int'l court has indicted a pro-Western leader since WWII](https://s.france24.com/media/display/2f5f150e-a8f5-11ef-9fa6-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"ICC'S%20WATERSHED%20EVENT","hash":"eb86266b1186f78982496a449133d293f627266dfd1c7cddc3685386b5c388c0","title":"'All%20the%20people%20complaining%20today%20were%20cheering%20when%20this%20same%20court%20indicted%20Vladimir%20Putin'","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241122_133346_134222_CS.webp)
![FRANCE 24](https://s.france24.com/media/display/5f0cf3de-a841-11ef-99f0-005056bf30b7/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"JUDGES%20'UNDER%20PRESSURE'","hash":"81496a2241178e35bee5d3fb8446bb8f0719d260edc2c1b3e54859a4a51b2b3e","title":"'Just%20because%20there%20are%20criticisms%20of%20the%20court%20doesn't%20mean%20that%20we%20should%20be%20looking%20to%20disband%20it'","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/capture-1427525667673f8e33074693.69514439.webp)
![رجل فلسطيني ينظر إلى أنقاض منزل عائلة علوش الذي دمر في غارة إسرائيلية على جباليا شمال قطاع غزة في 10 نوفمبر 2024.](https://s.france24.com/media/display/86e5b84e-a0c3-11ef-9a96-005056bf30b7/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"GAZA","hash":"1df68c6721ca3bd3c93f8e62afa1398aa7cd3d1269f00affa820c103e24cf0f3","title":"Hamas%20releases%20images%20of%20hostage","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/000_36LX3Y8.webp)
![In Tel Aviv, Israeli protesters demand the end of war and the return of hostages](https://s.france24.com/media/display/846e97ce-9f48-11ef-83d3-005056a90284/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"ISRAEL","hash":"7a400a84f29802301b0995636ad13b01b7e227af6d10919ded14efd9ccbb9aae","title":"Protesters%20demand%250Athe%20end%20of%20war","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241110_100458_100628_CS.webp)
![After Hamas rejection of hostage deal, US asked Qatar to expel the group](https://s.france24.com/media/display/3a6a30dc-9ea5-11ef-8d22-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"QATAR","hash":"8a8dda9381599f8c88715232cb9304e78ed62ce54991e2df215e174f6da2a686","title":"After%20Hamas%20rejection%20of%20hostage%20deal%2C%20the%20group%20could%20get%20expelled","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241109_143340_143533_CS.webp)
![Protesters attend a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, Israel November 2, 2024.](https://s.france24.com/media/display/918d9b4a-99a7-11ef-bc7a-005056bf30b7/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"ISRAEL","hash":"69433679b45e4c9a2f0e188817b3fa88241d28788f38e7e29b38eebb1c806ad6","title":"Hostages%20forum%20urges%20probe%250Ainto%20Netanyahu%20document%20leak","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/2024-11-02T201104Z_1235837449_RC27XAAQUWN1_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-TEL-AVIV-PROTEST.webp)
![Families of hostages in Gaza fear for loved ones after Hamas leader’s death](https://s.france24.com/media/display/ed730a94-8de5-11ef-85c8-005056bf30b7/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"ISRAEL-HAMAS%20WAR","hash":"210967aca8b5fc4212fa28c6620504ac3cac25ae571b1698aca701c2e70d1aff","title":"Families%20of%20hostages%20fear%20for%20relatives%20after%20Sinwar's%20death","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241019_083152_083336_CS.webp)
REACTIONS
Middle East
![Mossad chief pushing to link any Lebanon ceasefire deal with hostage release (report)](https://s.france24.com/media/display/aa40aebc-866e-11ef-97c5-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"ISRAEL%20HAMAS%20WAR","hash":"5395e5c58f92e5a05a07b69f06b253ed3b08780f6dcdf1ebd507285fc09b819f","title":"Mossad%20pushing%20for%20ceasefire%20deal%20in%20Lebanon%20and%20Gaza%20(report)","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241009_201558_201955_CS.webp)
![A PROPOS](https://s.france24.com/media/display/0a67c1b0-8550-11ef-8014-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"OCTOBER%207%20ANNIVERSARY","hash":"e8f09c9783e95f52915b25a9b58c7befb405032f08c950f3a89890463989c4f8","title":"'Mindset%20in%20Israel%20still%20one%20of%20devastation%2C%20agony%20and%20shock'","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/capture-2638539516704ee6cbc7234.34195443.webp)
!['If you give a two-state solution now, you're just rewarding terror ' attacks survivor says](https://s.france24.com/media/display/e81c3050-84e1-11ef-8e36-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"OCTOBER%207%20ANNIVERSARY","hash":"c1c5a884857a4ec3a94789eb1ffb4c6b615bbac3062c2755804660bb045127c4","title":"A%20two-state%20solution%20today%20would%20be%20rewarding%20terror%3A%20survivor","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241007_210417_211827_CS.webp)
Perspective
Middle East