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  • An Israeli air-defense missile flies in the sky over Israel, as seen from Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 7, 2026. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma
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    Live Updates3 min ago Iran fires waves of missiles into Israel for first time since April ceasefire
  • Israeli police officers are deployed at the scene of the shooting in central Israel on June 7, 2026
    Ariel Schalit/AP
    One killed, several wounded in suspected terror attack in central Israel
  • A drone view shows vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 1, 2026.
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    Live Updates3 min ago June 6, 2026 — Ceasefire faces further strain as US and Iran launch strikes
  • A drone view shows vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 3, 2026.
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    Live Updates3 min ago June 5, 2026 — Ceasefire in Lebanon frays, Iran warns of wider war
  • Fahd Abu Haikal, 41 displays a mobile photo of his seven month old Palestinian baby boy Sam, who was killed on Friday by Israeli soldiers who fired at the vehicle carrying him and his parents, in Tel Rumeida, at a hospital in the West Bank city of Hebron Saturday, June 6, 2026.
    Mahmoud Illean/AP
    Israeli soldiers open fire on car in West Bank, killing 7-month-old baby
  • People walk past a mural depicting the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and the late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 12, 2026.
    Majid Asgaripour/WANA/Reuters
    Iran promises ‘utter ruin’ if war restarts. Here’s what could happen if diplomacy fails
  • Ships remain anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on May 16.
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    What’s in the proposed deal that could end the US-Iran conflict?
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, on March 19.
    Ronen Zvulun/Reuters/File
    Netanyahu says he directed Israeli military to take over 70% of Gaza
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  • Activists from a Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla at Fiumicino Airport, Italy, on May 21. The group alleged sexual assault by Israeli forces, including “forcible penetration by a handgun."
    Remo Casilli/Reuters
    Freed Gaza flotilla activists accuse Israeli forces of sexual violence and abuse while in custody
  • Israel’s Ben Gvir shown taunting flotilla activists arrested with some held in stress position at port of Ashdod.
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    Video showing far-right Israeli minister taunting Gaza flotilla activists sparks global outcry
  • Armed pro-government supporters carry AK-45 rifles as a young boy holds a plastic gun during a military parade of Iran's self-sacrificing daughters in downtown Tehran, Iran, on April 17, 2026.
    Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Getty Images
    Guns on the television and in Iran’s streets as Trump renews war threats
  • Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, on May 1.
    Reuters
    Iran eyes a new source of power deep beneath the Strait of Hormuz
  • A view shows tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in western Gaza City on May 10, 2026, as reports indicate that Israeli forces have expanded their control over more than half of the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Ahmed Al Arini / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)
    Ahmed Al Arini/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images
    Gaza risks becoming permanently divided, top official warns
  • US President Donald Trump arrives for a "Rose Garden Club" dinner in honor of Police Week at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 11, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)
    Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty Images
    Israel is worried that Trump will strike a ‘bad deal’ with Iran, leaving war objectives unmet
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  • People walk past a billboard with a graphic design about the Strait of Hormuz in Tehran, Iran, on April 27.
    Majid Asgaripour/Wana News Agency/Reuters
    Iran’s ‘garbage’ peace offering is proof it thinks it has won the war
  • TOPSHOT - This aerial picture shows abandoned and torched vehicles at the site of the October 7 attack on the Supernova desert music Festival by Palestinian militants near Kibbutz Reim in the Negev desert in southern Israel on October 13, 2023.
    Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images
    Oct. 7 attackers could face death penalty after Israel approves war crimes tribunal
  • Members of Iranian security forces stand guard during a gathering to support Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY
    Majid Asgaripour/Wana News Agency/Reuters
    Iran’s two-tier internet access fuels anger and exposes cracks in the regime
  • A man holds a flag with a picture of late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, late Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, during a rally in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2026.
    Majid-Asgaripour/Wana News Agency/Reuters
    ‘Super Revolutionaries’: The radical Iranian hardliners bent on sabotaging a deal with the US
  • A boy sits near a motorbike as ships are anchored near the shoreline of Bandar Abbas, Iran, on April 22, 2026.
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    UN warns of ‘unprecedented’ crisis for seafarers in Persian Gulf as war strands crews at sea
  • Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 1, 2026.
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    Trump’s new plan to ‘guide’ merchant ships through Hormuz leaves many questions unanswered
  • Relatives and friends grieve during the funeral of Sergeant Idan Fooks, who was killed in combat in southern Lebanon, in Petah Tikva on April 27, 2026. The Israeli military said on April 26 that a soldier was killed in southern Lebanon, where a ceasefire has been in place since mid-April. Sergeant Idan Fooks, 19, died "during combat" in south Lebanon, while "an officer and three additional soldiers were severely injured. (Photo by Ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP via Getty Images) /
    Ilia Yefimovich/AFP/Getty Images
    Hezbollah deploys a potent new weapon designed to evade Israeli detection
  • US President Donald Trump rejected a previous version of Iran's peace proposal.
    Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg/Getty Images
    Ceasefire hangs in the balance as Iran sends peace proposal to mediators
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