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Mourners carry the bodies of Palestinians who were killed in an overnight Israeli strike, according to Gaza's health ministry, in Khan Younis on Thursday.
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Scores killed in Gaza as Israel intensifies strikes
This satellite image shows Iran's Isfahan nuclear facility on June 24, 2025.
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Iran’s president approves law suspending cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog
Israeli troops deploy at the border with Gaza on July 1.
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Could a ceasefire finally be struck in Gaza? Here’s what to know
Israel's (R to L) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz attend the address of Argentina's President to a session of the Israeli parliament (Knesset) at its headquarters in Jerusalem on June 11, 2025.
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Israel at a crossroads as Netanyahu prepares to meet Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a meeting with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 7.
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Netanyahu says ‘opportunities have opened up’ to free hostages, as Trump demands Gaza ‘deal’
This picture shows a burnt car near graffiti in Hebrew after an Israeli settlers attack the previous day in Kafr Malik in the Israeli occupied West Bank, on June 26, 2025. The Palestinian health ministry said four people were killed in two separate incidents in the occupied West Bank on June 25, including a 15-year-old boy who it said was shot by Israeli troops.
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Israeli military detains 6 settlers after attack on forces in occupied West Bank
Palestinians carry the body of a man killed a day earlier while attempting to get aid at a distribution point near the Israeli-controlled Zikim border crossing, during a funeral procession at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on June 23, 2025.
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Israeli military rejects report that soldiers told to fire at Palestinians waiting for food, after repeated deadly incidents
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Israeli forces kill 15-year-old Palestinian boy after settlers attack West Bank towns, officials say
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Palestinians search for survivors and casualties in the rubble of the Abu Nadi home which was hit in an Israeli strike west of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on June 23.
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Israel agreed to a ceasefire with Iran. Could Gaza be next?
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a statement during a visit to the site of the Weizmann Institute of Science, which was hit by an Iranian missile barrage, in the central city of Rehovot, Israel, on June 20.
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After his victory lap over Iran, Netanyahu faces a pivotal decision on Gaza
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the country's nuclear material production base and nuclear weapons institute, at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on January 29.
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Why Trump’s strikes on Iran will leave North Korea more determined than ever to keep its nukes
A satellite view shows an overview of the Fordow underground nuclear facility near Oam, Iran on June 22 in the aftermath of the US strikes.
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Has Iran’s nuclear program been defeated? Key question unanswered as Israel ceasefire takes hold
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Video Iranian air defenses remain active after Trump’s ceasefire announcement 1:26
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A weakened Tehran lashes out performatively against US airbases to save face
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<p>CNN's Anna Stewart explains the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz off Iran's southern coast and how the conflict between Israel and Iran could impact global energy markets.</p>
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