The latest protest comes three weeks after farmers lifted roadblocks around Paris and elsewhere in the country after the government offered over €400 million ($433 million) to address their grievances over low earnings, heavy regulation and what they describe as unfair competition from abroad.
Angry French farmers drive their tractors into Paris in fresh protests
Angry farmers were back in Paris on their tractors in a new protest Friday demanding more government support and simpler regulations, on the eve of a major agricultural fair in the French capital.
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Negotiators in Paris for ceasefire talks as strikes continue in Gaza
More than 100 people were reported killed early Saturday in overnight strikes across Gaza, as Israel's spy chief was in Paris for talks seeking to "unblock" progress towards a truce and the return of hostages held by Palestinian militants.Read our liveblog to see how all the day's events unfolded.
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- An Israeli delegation led by spy chief David Barnea, head of the Mossad intelligence agency, is in Paris for ceasefire talks on Saturday with the US, Qatar and Egypt.
- Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has proposed a post-war plan granting Israel security control over Gaza while Palestinians with no links to Hamas and other militant groups run the enclave.
- A senior Hamas official on Friday dismissed Netanyahu's Gaza post-war proposals, telling reporters in Lebanon that the Israeli prime minister knew "full well" his plan "will never succeed".
- An annual UN report published Friday identified gross human rights violations committed by all parties in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
- At least 29,514 people have been killed and 69,616 wounded in Israeli strikes in Gaza, according to health authorities in the Hamas-run enclave. Around 1,140 people were killed in the Hamas-led October 7 attacks, according to Israeli officials. Around 250 people were taken hostage during the attack and 132 are still in Gaza, according to Israeli figures.
Netanyahu plan for post-war Gaza draws US criticism
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has unveiled a plan for post-war Gaza that drew criticism from key ally the United States and was rejected by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas on Friday.
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