Latest news bulletin | July 7th – Midday
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00:00The French public vote in the country's second round of snap elections amid uncertainty and trepidation.
00:11At least 16 Palestinians, mostly women and children, are killed in an Israeli strike on a UN-run school in central Gaza.
00:21The Netherlands come back to beat Turkey 2-1 and set up a semi-final against England.
00:31Voting has begun in France in pivotal run-off elections.
00:36The country faces a choice that could either hand a historic victory to the far-right or result in a hung parliament and political deadlock.
00:44This Sunday's vote will determine which party controls the National Assembly and who becomes Prime Minister.
00:50With Macron's centrist majority weakened, he may be forced to share power over the National Assembly.
00:55With Macron's centrist majority weakened, he may be forced to share power over the parties opposed to his pro-business, pro-EU policies.
01:05Amid a campaign marred in violence towards candidates and Russian cyber-attacks, the government has deployed 30,000 police to maintain order.
01:14The first round of voting on July 1st saw the highest voter turnout in four decades, reaching almost 60%.
01:22Voting concludes at 8pm Sunday. Macron has vowed to remain President until his term ends in 2027.
01:35At least 16 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed in an Israeli strike on a UN-run school in Gaza, which was being used as a shelter for displaced people.
01:47More than 75 were injured in the attack on the Al-Jaouni school in the Nusayrat refugee camp.
01:53Many of the wounded were taken to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, the main medical facility in central Gaza.
02:00Israel's military released more footage of troops purportedly operating in the Gaza City district of Shejaya.
02:07Troops have returned to the neighbourhood months after the IDF said it had completed its operations in the area.
02:13Ground fighting has raged there for the past two weeks, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee.
02:20Meanwhile, a lack of clean water and personal hygiene materials is causing a spike in the spread of infectious diseases among the displaced population.
02:29The World Health Organization says that incidents of respiratory infection, diarrhea and jaundice were all at levels far surpassing previous years.
02:37The line-up of the Euro 2024 semi-finals is complete.
02:48The Netherlands are the last team to book a ticket in the final four.
02:54They beat Turkey 2-1 in Berlin after coming back in the second half by scoring twice in just six minutes.
03:03They face England on Wednesday, who also came back against Switzerland.
03:09They drew 1-1 before the game was decided by a penalty shootout.
03:15England converted all of them, while Switzerland missed Akanji's opening one.
03:22The other semi-final will be France versus Spain.
03:26A Patriot air defence system from the Netherlands has been deployed to Lithuania as part of the Baltic Connection military exercise.
03:39It arrived at port on Saturday and will be moved to the Siole airbase for combat training.
03:45Officials say it's the first step towards the rotational air defence model agreed to during last year's NATO summit in Vilnius.
03:53According to the Lithuanian military, the BaltCon 24 drills aim to improve the execution of air defence operations.
04:06The San Fermin festival, famous for its bull runs, has officially opened in Pamplona in northern Spain.
04:13The traditional start of the festival was marked by the firing of a rocket from the balcony of the city hall.
04:19Dressed in traditional white outfits with red scarves, partygoers waited for noon to start the famous running of the bulls.
04:28But a day before, there had been protests in the city by anti-bullfighting groups who described it as medieval torture.