. >> liberte, egalite, actualite. >> hello, you are watching france 24 live in paris. these are our top stories. 160 israeli warplanes, three brigades of ground forces and heavy artillery fire. a dramatic escalation of the conflict in gaza, regimen netanyahu insisting it will go on as long as necessary. france marks the 80th anniversary of a dark chapter of its history, on this day in 1940 one french authorities carried up the first of several mass arrests of jews. the coronavirus crisis in india shows no signs of letting up with 4000 deaths reported in the last 24 hours for the third straight day. this as infections cross 24 million. ♪ >> the israeli-palestinian conflict inches closer to an all-out war. today, israel deployed ground troops to show gaza from the border. the combined assault led hundreds of civilians in northern gaza to flee homes. the palestinian death toll is at 120 two. hamas continued firing rockets into southern israel, the israeli death toll reaching nine. we have the latest. >> these images show some of the latest israeli shelling of the gaza str

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. ♪ 24, your economy explained.economy >> liberte, egalite, actualite. >> you are watching live fromis here on prince 24, i am julia kim and these are the top stories. russia throws support behind leroux's and the showdown with -- kind leroux's -- belarus. a threat to arrest a dissident journalist last week. emmanuel macron promises to invest in vaccine production in africa. calling for a temporary waiver on intellectual property rights on coronavirus vaccines to boost production. tensions in

liberte, egalite, fraternite are ideas that underpin the us constitution, but the death of george floydher way around. what could france learn from the tragedy? spring sunshine bathes a land. spring sunshine bathes a land ill at ease. beneath the tranquility swirls a tempest on race. all these people should be wearing masks due to covid, even outdoors. the fine, 135 euros. but the police turn a blind eye. yet not too far away, different tactics. two men who happen to be black are stopped and questioned for not wearing masks. 0ne bystander reassures and complies. but our presence angers the police. one of our team is told by a female officer to go bleep herself. this officer tells us we are not allowed to film, but that's not true. angry, they disappear. it was hoped winds of change would blow when george floyd died. 12 months ago, so much seemed possible. tens of thousands marched here, joining millions in global protests. over a death that resonated, especially in black and arab communities of france, where other men have died in police custody. yet a year later, more, not fewer, laws

>> liberte, egalite, actualite. >> you are watching live from paris here on prince 24, i am julia kim and these are the top stories. russia throws support behind leroux's and the showdown with -- kind leroux's -- belarus. a threat to arrest a dissident journalist last week. emmanuel macron promises to invest in vaccine production in africa. calling for a temporary waiver on intellectual property rights on coronavirus vaccines to boost production. tensions in jerusalem a week after a cease-fire ended 11 days of conflict between israel and hamas. our team on the ground reports. ♪ >> russian president vladimir putin throws support behind belarus leader lukashenko. lukashenko is in a standoff with the west after ordering the grounding of a passenger jet in the arrest of a dissident blogger and his girlfriend. he plans to bck from airports and demanded the release of the man and his girlfriend. felix joins us from moscow. what is the latest? >> julia, the meeting is still going on. it is dragging into the evening. it is a part of the course at this point, lukashenko is a regular visitor to