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The war that Israel is waging against Hamas inflames the French political class. At the center of tensions: the possible recognition of a Palestinian state. While the left demands it, the right and the far right oppose it, Emmanuel Macron for his part refuses to act under the influence of “emotion”. The debate also took place in a virulent manner on Tuesday in the Assembly, where an LFI deputy was excluded after brandishing a Palestinian flag. In the street too, the tension is palpable. Thousands of people gathered Tuesday evening in Paris, for the second day in a row, to protest against the Israeli bombings on Rafah. Traffic on the Paris ring road was even blocked for several minutes by “a few dozen people”, according to the police headquarters.
Eight months after the disappearance of 15-year-old Lina, on the way to the Saint-Blaise-la-Roche station, in Alsace, the mystery remains. The investigation continues, with new hearings and testimonies, but remains unresolved. To try to relaunch leads, M6 devoted part of its program “Call for witnesses” on Tuesday evening. Relatives, including the teenager’s boyfriend, spoke with emotion. The mother, Fanny Groll, launched an appeal to the public. “I need to know where Lina is, I want to know how she is, I need to understand. It’s incomprehension, it’s shock […] Everything we experience there is so impossible. […] I am calling anyone who has information, who has seen something, who has a doubt about something (…). I beg you, call, don’t hesitate. » A judicial investigation into the charges of kidnapping and criminal confinement was opened on October 1, 2023.
South Africa votes for very risky legislative elections for the ANC
South Africa’s political line could change in unprecedented ways. The country votes this Wednesday for the most contested legislative elections since the end of apartheid, where the ANC party in power for thirty years risks losing its absolute majority in Parliament for the first time. Final results are not expected before the weekend. It is Parliament which will then elect the next president in June. The ANC has ruled the country since the election of Nelson Mandela in 1994 and the end of apartheid.