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French MEP Hassan under investigation over flag incident at 7 October commemoration

Hard-left French EU lawmaker Rima Hassan is facing an investigation after the Israeli and European Union flags were allegedly thrown to the floor at a commemoration for the 2023 Hamas attacks that set off the Gaza war. Hassan said the action was to denounce the "ongoing genocide by the Israeli government".

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