JERUSALEM - APRIL 30: Security forces take precautions and close roads in response to a wildfire that broke out in a forested area between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on April 30, 2025. The Israeli public broadcaster KAN also reported a raging fire in the Eshtaol Forest area between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. No information was yet available about injuries in the fires. According to KAN, authorities issued instructions for possible evacuations of more communities due to the wildfires. (Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Wildfires rage outside Jerusalem, forcing evacuations and road closures
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
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
Mandatory Credit: Photo by ATEF SAFADI/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (14397541h) 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
Britain's Ministry of Defence said it used British Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s, such as the one seen in this 2024 file photo, to carry out the strikes.
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UK launches strikes against Houthis in Yemen, in first joint US operation under Trump
A man takes pictures of the aftermath of Israeli strikes in Beirut's southern suburb on April 27, 2025.
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Israeli airstrike rocks southern Beirut after military issues evacuation warning
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Massive explosion at Iranian port kills 28 and injures hundreds
US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi
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Why the third round of Iran-US nuclear talks may be tougher
Christian Palestinians attend a special prayer for the late Pope Francis after the news of his death at age 88, at the Holy Family Church in the Old City of Gaza, Gaza City, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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The pope called them every night until his final hours. Now, Gaza’s Christians cling to the hope he left behind
U.S. and Iranian delegations will gather in Rome Saturday for a second round of high-level talks on Tehran’s nuclear program. It is a high-stakes engagement, and one that has been preceded by a flurry of diplomatic activity as allies and adversaries alike seek to both understand and potentially influence the aims of the talks.
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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
<p>The Abu Dhabi Global Health Week Conference had 15 000 registered attendees and involved more than 90 countries. Iskra Reic, the EVP of International at AstraZeneca, talks sustainability in healthcare - a major trend discussed at the Conference. We also hear from Georges-Pascal Haber of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi about the use of AI in healthcare - another prominent topic at the ADGHW. </p>
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to reporters after meeting with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025.
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Netanyahu vows to continue war in Gaza despite growing opposition at home
"Farsi, an Iranian film director, shared a poignant photo on social media featuring herself on camera with Hassouna, who was smiling. "My last image of her is a smile. I cling to it today," Farsi wrote early on Friday.
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Gaza journalist featured in new Cannes documentary killed in Israeli airstrike
Far-right Israeli lawmaker Zvi Sukkot praying at the al-Aqsa compound in the Old City of Jerusalem on Thursday, April 17
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Thousands of Jewish worshippers visit Jerusalem holy site as Israeli lawmaker boasts ‘Arabs aren’t allowed to come near us’
Saudi defense minister visits Iran in highest-level trip in decades as nuclear talks proceed
Palestinian Islamic Jihad releases first-ever video of Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski
Lebanon’s president says he seeks to disarm Hezbollah this year
SOUTHERN ISRAEL - DECEMBER 14: Reservists prepare their belongings before entering Gaza at a staging point near the Gaza border on December 14, 2023 in Southern Israel. It has been more than two months since the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas that prompted Israel's retaliatory air and ground campaign in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
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Dissent against war grows in Israel’s military as reservists from elite unit join protest movement
Israel’s political leaders steering ceasefire talks frustrate mediators
Sudan accuses UAE of ‘support and complicity’ in genocide at World Court
Israeli reservists fired after calling for hostage release even if it requires immediate truce