Author: France 24

A French association on Tuesday launched a “10 days without screens” challenge. From May 14th until May 23rd, hundreds of cities, day care centres, preschools and high schools across France will offer screen-free activities to children with the help of families, associations, and local authorities. As children set aside TVs, video games, consoles, tablets, and smartphones to work on arts and crafts, play sports and engage in other screen-less activities, FRANCE 24’s Julia Sieger takes a look at the health risks associated with excessive screen time. Source link

Israel began toned down Independence Day celebrations at sundown on Monday, with hopes for an end to the seven-month-old Gaza war dim, anti-government protests growing and internal divisions festering. Among the other attendees at Mount Herzl was the Israeli President, Isaac Herzog. Explanations by Nadia Massih. Source link

An eight member jury led by Greta Gerwig will decide the winner of this year’s Palme d’Or, the top prize of the Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off today. Source link

UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Gaza risked an “epic humanitarian disaster” Friday as Israel pressed military operations around its far-southern city of Rafah crippling the work of aid agencies. Source link

Nearly half a million Palestinians have been displaced over the last few days amid escalating Israeli military operations in southern and northern Gaza. The UN estimates that many more remain sheltering in Rafah unsure of where to do. Story by Antonia Kerrigan. Source link

US video game retailer Gamestop closed trading 75 percent higher on Monday after investors boosted its shares following a social media post by Keith Patrick Gill, also known as “Roaring Kitty” on X. In this edition, we take a look at why Gamestop was the recipient of a previous social media-fuelled boom in 2020 and what’s behind this latest move. Also, OpenAI has launched an updated ChatGPT which includes a hyper-realistic voice assistant. Source link

As Israel commemorates Memorial Day in the midst of seven months of war, FRANCE 24’s Nadia Massih is joined by our correspondent Irris Makler and our guests from Combatants For Peace: Co-Directors Eszter Koranyi in Jerusalem and Rana Salman in Bethlehem. Source link

Israeli tanks pushed deeper into eastern Rafah on Tuesday morning, entering the neighbourhoods of Al-Jneina, Al-Salam and Al-Brazil, residents said, as air strikes continued across the enclave’s north and south. The United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees has said that 360,000 Palestinians have fled the southern city of Rafah over the past week out of 1.3 million who were sheltering there before the operation began. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments. Source link

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a U.S. threat to withhold some arms would not prevent Israel from continuing its offensive in Gaza, indicating it might proceed with an invasion of the packed city of Rafah against the wishes of its closest ally. Story by Eliza Herbert and Laurent Berstecher. Source link

Thousands fled northern Gaza on Monday as renewed shelling pounded areas where Israel says Hamas militants have regrouped, despite having announced them cleared months ago. Source link