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  • In this handout screenshot taken from live video footage, crew members can be seen sitting in a circle aboard the Gaza-bound "Alma" vessel on Wednesday.
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    Greta Thunberg and other activists detained as Israeli military intercepts Gaza-bound aid ships
  • A screengrab from a live video footage shows crew members sitting in a circle aboard the Gaza-bound Alma vessel, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in this screengrab from a video released on October 1, 2025. Global Sumud Flotilla/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
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    Live Updates Israel intercepts almost all flotilla vessels trying to reach Gaza
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    How Israeli actions caused famine in Gaza, visualized
  • US President Donald Trump, right, and Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, during a news conference in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. The White House released a 20-point plan designed to end the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza following a meeting between President Donald Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. Photographer: Will Oliver/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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    Netanyahu defends Trump’s Gaza plan to skeptical hardliners in his government, officials say
  • U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers remarks during a joint news conference in the State Dining Room at the White House on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump welcomed Netanyahu for his fourth visit to the White House, where the two leaders met to discuss the latest U.S. backed plans to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas.
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    Greatness in the Middle East? Don’t hold your breath
  • Demonstrators take part in a protest to demand the immediate release of all hostages held in Gaza since the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas, near the U.S. Consulate in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 7, 2025.
    Ammar Awad/Reuters
    Trump upbeat about ending Gaza war as 21-point peace plan takes shape
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts at a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (not pictured) in Jerusalem in September.
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    From diplomacy to soccer, Israel is becoming a pariah on the global stage
  • Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2025.
    Jeenah Moon/Reuters
    European nations hit Iran with ‘snapback’ sanctions over its nuclear program. Here’s what that means
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  • A rendering of the entrance to the planned net-zero mosque in Abu Dhabi.
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    ‘World’s first net-zero energy mosque’ is made with mud and solar panels
  • Flight data showed how Netanyahu's plane avoided much of mainland Europe.
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    Netanyahu takes unusual flight route over Europe amid threat of war crimes arrest
  • Israel and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken June 18, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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    American-Israeli citizen arrested in Israel on suspicion of spying for Iran
  • Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani speaks with CNN’s Becky Anderson.
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    In exclusive CNN interview, Qatari prime minister says Netanyahu ‘killed any hope’ for Israeli hostages
  • Palestinians chant slogans during a gathering in Ramallah in the Israeli occupied West Bank on September 23, 2025, to express their support to president Mahmud Abbas and to express their support for countries formally recognising the state of Palestine.
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    Recognizing a Palestinian state: What does it mean and how would it come about?
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    Video Palestinians react to countries recognizing Palestinian state 1:49
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  • French President Emmanuel Macron addresses delegates during a UN General Assembly summit meeting on a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians on Monday.
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    France leads a number of nations recognizing Palestinian state amid anger over Israel’s conduct in Gaza war
  • Israel’s arms sales are still booming. But pressure over its war in Gaza is exacting a cost
  • Five killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon, but claim some were US citizens is being disputed
  • With US backing, defiant Netanyahu vows response to countries recognizing Palestinian state
  • Israeli tanks are stationed at a position near the border with Gaza on Thursday, September 18.
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    Hamas warns Gaza City offensive ends hope for hostage return, as pressure from families on Netanyahu grows
  • Israel’s far-right finance minister suggests a real estate ‘bonanza’ in Gaza will follow the war
  • As US reliability falters, Saudi Arabia turns to a nuclear-armed ally
  • Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact as Gulf Arab states grow wary of US security guarantees
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