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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the annual ceremony at the eve of Israel’s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers (Yom HaZikaron) at the Yad LaBanim Memorial in Jerusalem, 29 April 2025 . Israel marks Yom HaZikaron, the 'Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism'.    ABIR SULTAN POOL/Pool via REUTERS
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Israel vows to ‘defend ourselves alone’ after Trump strikes truce with Houthis
Ali Al-Samoudi outside the entrance of Jenin Camp, in Jenin, West Bank in 2022
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Israeli military extends detention of Palestinian journalist despite acknowledging lack of evidence
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa attends a press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris on May 7.
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Syrian president says his government is holding indirect talks with Israel
People search for survivors in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on a school compound in central Gaza on May 6, 2025.
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Israeli strikes kill 48 at Gaza shelters for displaced Palestinians, hospitals say, as military operation intensifies
Protesters hold photos of hostages who were killed in Hamas captivity during Israel's annual Memorial Day for the fallen soldiers who died in the nation's conflicts and victims of nationalistic attacks on April 29 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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October 7 families demand to know the number of Gaza hostages still alive, after Trump said 3 more have died
Israeli security forces inspect the site where the Israeli military said a projectile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels landed in the area of Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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Israel fails to intercept Houthi missile targeting its main airport, showing the limits of US efforts to weaken the group
Israeli tanks in Gaza on May 3, 2025.
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Israel calls up tens of thousands of reservists, plans to expand Gaza offensive amid stalled hostage talks
A picture shows a view from an apartment in a residential building that was hit in Israeli strikes in Gaza City's Yarmuk street on April 24.
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Hamas executes Palestinians for looting as desperation grows under Israeli blockade
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KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - APRIL 29: Displaced Palestinians receive hot meals distributed by aid organizations in al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, Gaza on April 29, 2025. As Israel's relentless and devastating attacks on the Gaza Strip continue, Israeli policies have exacerbated the already severe humanitarian crisis in the region. (Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Gaza edges closer to famine as Israel’s total blockade nears its third month
Members of Syria's security forces deploy in an area near the Syrian capital Damascus on April 30, 2025, amid deadly sectarian clashes. (Photo by Bakr ALKASEM / AFP)
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Israel conducts rare strike outside Damascus amid sectarian tensions in Syria
The Palestine Red Crescent Society released images of Assad al-Nsasrah being examined at Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis after his release.
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Israel releases Palestinian medic who was detained during IDF attack on emergency convoy
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Sara Netanyahu (C), the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meets with family members of hostages held in Gaza during a special mass prayer calling for the release of hostages held by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza and for the well-being of Israeli soldiers, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Purim, at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, 21 March 2024. According to the Israeli military, 134 Israelis, who were abducted and taken to the Gaza Strip during the 07 October 2023 attacks by Hamas, remain in captivity. Thousands of Israelis and Palestinians have been killed since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October 2023, and the Israeli strikes on the Palestinian enclave which followed it.
Israelis attend Western Wall mass prayer for hostages release and soldiers well-being, Jerusalem - 21 Mar 2024
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Overheard on mic, Netanyahu’s wife says ‘fewer’ than 24 hostages are still alive in Gaza
Ali Al-Samoudi outside the entrance of Jenin Camp, in Jenin, West Bank in 2022
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Israeli forces detain prominent Palestinian journalist in early morning West Bank raid
Heavy smoke rises at the scene of an explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port dock, southwest of Bandar Abbas.
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Iranian authorities say ‘failure to observe safety procedures’ at port where explosion killed at least 70 people
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The International Court of Justice open hearings into a United Nations request for an advisory opinion on Israel's obligations to allow humanitarian assistance in Gaza and the West Bank, in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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Israel boycotts hearing at UN’s top court on banning of aid agency for Palestinians
Senior Hamas leaders depart Cairo following ceasefire talks as Trump says ‘We’ve got to be good to Gaza’
Israeli airstrike rocks southern Beirut after military issues evacuation warning
Massive explosion at Iranian port kills 28 and injures hundreds
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on April 23.
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Palestinian Authority president calls Hamas ‘sons of dogs,’ demands release of hostages and disarmament
The pope called them every night until his final hours. Now, Gaza’s Christians cling to the hope he left behind
The US and Iran will resume nuclear talks on Saturday. Here’s what we know
Sharks drew crowds to this Israeli beach for years. Now a swimmer’s disappeared and a body’s been found
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