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Published on: 04/08/2026 - 06:15Modified on: 04/08/2026 - 07:31
On the front page of the press, this Tuesday, August 4, the sixth anniversary of the explosion at the port of Beirut, which killed 235 people and left more than 6,500 injured. The intransigence of the Netanyahu government in Lebanon and Gaza, a policy that increasingly fractures world public opinion every day. And the lovely story of a disabled kitten.
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On the front page of the press, the sixth anniversary of the explosion at the port of Beirut, which killed 235 people and left more than 6,500 injured.
After six years of "denial of justice", six years of blockage because of the hostility of the political class, the investigation is finally over and L'Orient-Le Jour hopes that investigating judge Tarek Bitar will publish "an indictment by the end of the year", "a necessity which no longer tolerates any further delay", according to President Joseph Aoun. According to RFI, which refers to a case that has become "the symbol of the impunity of the Lebanese political class", a "turning point" took place last year, with the coming to power of Nawaf Salam, a former president of the International Court of Justice. In 2021, the NGO Human Rights Watch had already conducted its own investigation into the presence of some 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate at the port of Beirut, affirming at the time that several officials knew of the presence of this powerful explosive agent and the potential damage it could cause. But since then, several gray areas remain, notably on the final destination of this ammonium nitrate.
Lebanon is also due to begin a new session of negotiations with Israel this Tuesday in Rome. Le Monde observes that these talks did not prevent dynamiting operations in recent days by the Israeli army near the Beaufort fortress, in southern Lebanon, still partially occupied by the Jewish state, which says it wants to destroy Hezbollah tunnels there. The Israeli army is also increasing deadly aerial bombardments in the Gaza Strip, despite a framework agreement on the disarmament of Hamas sponsored by the Trump administration, which seems overcome by frustration. Le Figaro quotes the statement of a "senior American official" to an Israeli media outlet: "Why is Israel offering Hamas a pretext on a platter not to disarm? All countries see this as proof that Benjamin Netanyahu does not keep his word and does not want peace. This gives the image of a country of bloodthirsty savages."
The Israeli Prime Minister, whose intransigence is increasingly fracturing opinion, both in Israel and abroad. La Croix tells how American Democrats are becoming increasingly torn apart every day over support for the Jewish state, particularly in the state of Michigan, where a hotly contested Democratic primary for the Senate is being held this Tuesday between a pro-Israel centrist, Haley Stevens, and a progressive critic of the Hebrew state, Abdul El-Sayed. Their duel "symbolizes the battle" currently taking place for control of the party, according to the newspaper, which indicates that El-Sayed "does not hesitate to speak of 'genocide' in Gaza", to demand an end to unconditional American military aid to Israel and to accuse AIPAC, the main pro-Israeli lobby, of weighing excessively on American political life, in particular by paying millions of dollars to his rival, helping to make this Democratic primary the most dear of history.
The divide caused by the Netanyahu government's policies also affects culture and sport. Télérama reports on the recent controversies surrounding singer Boy George and the group Massive Attack. The first published a title supporting the Israeli army in Gaza, the second was banned from Singapore for brandishing a Palestinian flag in concert. “Two opposing commitments expressed on the common ground of music, with consequences which testify to an exacerbated debate”, according to the magazine. On the sporting side, L'Equipe recounts the "tensions" within the world of climbing after a vote last week during a general assembly of World Climbing, the International Federation, maintaining the status quo for Russian and Belarusian climbers, who will always compete under a neutral banner and for the Israelis, who will be able to keep the national jersey. Led by Portugal and Latvia, eight national federations and the Climbers for Palestine association protest in letters relayed by the specialized site Vertige Media and accuse the international federation of having "missed its appointment with the History of sport" by "denying" to its members the possibility of a "democratic and legitimate vote on the suspension of the Israeli, Russian and Belarusian federations".
A final word from a kitten rescued from a shelter in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Washington Post reports that a resident discovered a litter of kittens abandoned on a hillside one evening, one of which was unable to stand or walk. Taken to a shelter, where x-rays revealed he was suffering from a spinal injury, the little cat was named Gelato. But with its weight of just over 500 grams and its size of around 10 centimeters, the critter was too small for the available wheelchairs. No matter, a veterinarian at the shelter cobbled together a system for him with pieces of cardboard and two miniature cars, thanks to which Gelato was able to start learning to walk. A beautiful story of resilience and friendship.
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