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  • Palestinians look out from a damaged building following an Israeli airstrike at the Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, northern Gaza, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025.
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    Gaza’s new normal is a truce without peace
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participates in a state memorial ceremony for the fallen soldiers of the two-year Gaza war at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on October 16, 2025. Netanyahu said on October 16, that he was determined to ensure that Hamas hands back the remains of hostages still in Gaza, adding that the fight "is not over yet". (Photo by Alex KOLOMOISKY / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALEX KOLOMOISKY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Deadliest day in Gaza since ceasefire as Israel launches wave of strikes, accusing Hamas of breaching truce
  • Members of the Israeli special forces check the apparent remains of a ballistic missile lying on the ground before being evacuated from the location where they were found, following missile attacks by Iran on Israel, in northern Israel, June 18, 2025. REUTERS/Gil Eliyahu ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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    Western intelligence says Iran is rearming despite UN sanctions, with China’s help
  • Israelis gather at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv to demand the return of the hostage bodies still held in Gaza on Sunday, October 26.
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    Netanyahu says Hamas violated Gaza ceasefire by returning remains not linked to missing hostages
  • US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at the Knesset on the day Trump addresses it, in Jerusalem, on October 13.
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    Trump’s babysitting of Netanyahu puts the US in charge on Gaza
  • Iranians walk past shops in the Grand Bazaar in Tehran on August 13, 2025. Britain, France and Germany have told the United Nations they are ready to reimpose UN-mandated sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme if no diplomatic solution is found by the end of August, according to a joint letter obtained by AFP.
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    How Western sanctions on Iran have hurt the same middle class that drives reform
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    Israel identifies body of tenth hostage as a 75-year-old man as delicate truce enters second week
  • The Israeli army handed over the bodies of Palestinians to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which transferred them to Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza.
    Abdallah F.s. Alattar/Anadolu/Getty Images
    Uncertainty surrounds identities of more than 100 Palestinian bodies handed over by Israel
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  • Israeli excavators operate in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, on October 14, 2025.
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    Is the war in Gaza finally over? Here are some key unanswered questions about what comes next
  • A woman walks past posters with the portraits of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French citizens held in Iran, on the day of support rallies to mark their three-year detention and to demand their release, in front of the National Assembly in Paris, France, May 7, 2025. The slogan reads "Freedom for Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris". REUTERS/Abdul Saboor
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    Iranian court gives lengthy jail sentences to two French citizens on spying charges
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in the state memorial ceremony for the soldiers killed in the War, at Mt. Herzl, In Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (Alex Kolomoisky/Pool Photo via AP)
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    Netanyahu says ‘struggle is not over’ as dispute with Hamas over hostage bodies continues
  • Ruby Chen, father of Itay Chen, speaks at the weekly 'Bring Them Home' rally in Hostage Square Hostages Square on October 11, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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    Fury grows in Israel over delayed release of deceased hostages
  • Two family members hug each other while waiting at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 13, 2025, as relatives and friends gather to watch the live broadcast of hostage Guy Gilboa Dalal's release and reunion with his family. (Photo by Ori Aviram / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by ORI AVIRAM/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
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    As Israel celebrates the hostages’ homecoming, Trump basks in the spotlight
  • Omri Miran embraces his father Dani in Re'im, Israel, after his release from captivity on Monday.
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    Key moments from a momentous day for Israelis and Palestinians
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    Video Helicopters arrive in southern Israel in preparation for hostage arrival 2:32
  • Video Israelis gather at Hostages Square ahead of hostages release 0:30
  • Video CNN visits hospital where Israeli hostages will be released 1:11
  • Hamas asserts control in Gaza and targets alleged collaborators as ceasefire takes hold
  • Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip celebrate after the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan, as they gather at a plaza known as the hostages square in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 9, 2025.
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    Celebration and trepidation in Gaza and Israel following ceasefire plan agreement
  • Israel assesses Hamas may not be able to return all remaining dead hostages, sources say
  • Video CNN reports moments after Israel-Hamas ceasefire plan announced 1:16
  • Video Cautious optimism in Israel and Gaza after ceasefire plan agreement 1:13
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