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Thousands attend funeral of Chad's Deby, Macron pledges French support

Deby, a lynchpin in Western security strategy, was killed on Monday in a battle against a rebel army led by dissident army officers who are not linked to jihadists, according to Chadian authorities.

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French President Emmanuel Macron attends the state funeral of late Chadian President Idriss Deby in N'Djamena, Chad, April 23, 2021.
President Rivlin with President Deby of Chad II, 25 November 2018

Chad President Idriss Deby dies on front lines, says army spokesman

General Mahamat Kaka, the son of Deby, was named interim head of state, an army spokesman said.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visiting Chad.

Netanyahu: Israel making breakthrough in Muslim world

Comments come as Israel, Chad renew ties.

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Chad President Idriss Deby addresses the media after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, October 12, 2016

President of Muslim-majority Chad arrives to reestablish ties with Israel

Chad is one of the first majority-Muslim African states to reestablish ties with Jerusalem.

|ByHERB KEINON