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| Hello. Israel's security cabinet has approved a plan to take over Gaza City. Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega reports on the concerns about the new military push. In France, some of the country's most renowned water brands have been engulfed in a scandal. And finally, watch the moment a tiny but yappy Pomeranian dog chases a bear out of its home. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | Plan for new military push divides Israelis and allies |
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|  | Netanyahu had initially said Israel intended to take over all of the Gaza Strip, but the plan only mentions Gaza City. Credit: Reuters | Israel's security cabinet has approved a plan to take over Gaza City, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has announced. The plan lists five objectives, including disarming Hamas, returning all hostages, demilitarising the Gaza Strip, taking security control of the territory, and establishing "an alternative civil administration that is neither Hamas nor the Palestinian Authority". The controversial move has raised warnings from Israel's army leadership, opposition from hostage families and concerns that more Palestinians will be killed, reports Hugo Bachega. |
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| | | | - US reaction: The Trump administration has responded to Netanyahu's plan with a telling and collective shrug, North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher writes.
- Live updates: Gaza City residents told correspondent Rushdi Abualouf they are reeling from Israel’s decision, a move many feared but had hoped might be avoided. Get the latest.
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| British Cacio e pepe recipe angers Italians | A popular UK website's recipe for the traditional Roman dish has prompted a complaint to the British embassy. | Here's why > |
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| BEYOND THE HEADLINES | The bottled water scandal gripping France |
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| |  | Under EU law, "natural mineral water" is supposed to be unaltered between the source and the bottle. Credit: Getty Images | Mineral water brands like Evian, Vichy and Perrier have been so successful in France and around the world thanks to an appealing image of purity and health-giving minerals. But after French media revealed that a third of bottled water was illegally treated, the spell broke - and the government's role in the scandal has become heavily scrutinised. "This really is our Water-gate," French journalist Stéphane Mandard tells correspondent Hugh Schofield. |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | Flood warning mistakes | Getting flood warnings out to people is essential, but too often, the message fails. | |
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