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    Hannibal Gadhafi, son of late Libyan leader Moammar, released by Lebanon after 10 years in detention
  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (not seen) and Syrian interim President Ahmad Al-Sharaa (L) hold a press conference after their meeting at Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye on February 4, 2025.
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    Syria’s jihadist-turned-president caps extraordinary transformation with White House visit
  • An image of Hadar Goldin, an Israeli soldier killed in 2014 whose body has been held in Gaza since then, is shown during a rally in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025.
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    Israel confirms returned body belongs to soldier killed in Gaza in 2014 war
  • Red Cross convoy carrying the body of a person believed to be a deceased hostage handed over by Palestinians militants makes its way toward the border crossing with Israel, to be transferred to Israeli authorities, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Friday.
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    Israel identifies deceased hostage from Gaza following fourth such transfer this week
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  • GAZA CITY, GAZA - NOVEMBER 4: An aerial view of the Gaza Port, where many displaced families continue to live in tents they set up along, following Israel's two-year-long attacks on the Gaza Strip on November 4, 2025. Once a popular tourist spot, Gaza Port and its coastline have now become shelters for Palestinians whose homes were destroyed. (Photo by Mohammed Eslayeh/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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  • Israel's Military Advocate General Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, at the supreme court in Jerusalem Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Oren Ben Hakoon)
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    Western intelligence says Iran is rearming despite UN sanctions, with China’s help
  • Red Cross vehicles transport the bodies of two deceased hostages after they were handed over by Hamas militants, in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza, on Thursday, October 30.
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    Israel receives remains of two deceased hostages held in Gaza
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  • 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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  • Presiding Judge Iwasawa Yuji, second from the right, starts reading the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday.
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    UN’s top court rebukes Israel over Gaza aid restrictions during war
  • Oldest hostage taken by Hamas among two deceased returned to Israel Tuesday
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  • 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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  • Israel identifies body of tenth hostage as a 75-year-old man as delicate truce enters second week
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