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France probes death threats against Israeli Olympians

Supporters wave Palestinian flags before the start of the men's group D football match between Israel and Paraguay during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Saturday. [AFP]

France has opened an investigation into death threats against three Israeli athletes as well as possible anti-Semitic hate crimes during a football match, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Sunday.

The death threats were reported by Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin and the investigation will be led by the national anti-online hate body, the prosecutor's office said in a statement.

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