Israeli entry ban on French reporter fuels press freedom concerns as Paris treads carefully

LONDON: An Israeli decision to bar French journalist Alice Froussard from entering the country has triggered sharp criticism from press freedom advocacy groups and media organizations, even as France responded cautiously and avoided any overt diplomatic escalation. Froussard, a reporter for Radio France Internationale who has covered the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for years, was denied entry at Ben Gurion airport on Wednesday and deported to France after being questioned and detained overnight, her employers said.

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