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  • 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
  • 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
  • The remains of Arye Zalmanovich, an Israeli hostage kidnapped in the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, were returned to Israel on Tuesday.
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    Oldest hostage taken by Hamas among two deceased returned to Israel Tuesday
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    Israel identifies body of deceased hostage as Sergeant Major Tal Haimi
  • Hostage families and supporters gather in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square on Saturday to demand the immediate release of the bodies of the deceased hostages.
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    Twelfth deceased hostage identified after 2 returned to Israel overnight, kibbutz says
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    Masked Hamas fighters seen executing men in Gaza City as the group fights with rival powers
  • 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
  • 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
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  • 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
  • Members of the internal security forces loyal to the Palestinian group Hamas, man a checkpoint in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, on October 12, 2025. Israel declared a ceasefire in Gaza and began to pull back its forces on October 10, as tens of thousands of exhausted Palestinians made their way back to their devastated homes.
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    Hamas asserts control in Gaza and targets alleged collaborators as ceasefire takes hold
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  • 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
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  • Families gathered in Tel Aviv's Hostages' Square Saturday, in a demonstration all hoped would be the last.
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    Between grief and joy, Israel awaits the return of its hostages
  • Twin brothers, childhood friends and IDF soldiers: Who are the hostages still held in Gaza?
  • See how two years of war, loss and heartbreak has changed these Palestinians in Gaza
  • What we know and don’t know about Trump’s deal to end the war in Gaza
  • Bassem Youssef poses for portrait photographs in London, Thursday, April, 4, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
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    Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef makes comeback to state TV after more than a decade in exile
  • Hamas is demanding the release of a prominent Palestinian prisoner. This could be a red line for Israel
  • October 7 prompted some Jews to leave Israel. For others, the country offers shelter from rising global antisemitism
  • Returning Gaza flotilla activists claim mistreatment in Israeli detention, fear for remaining prisoners
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