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  • TOPSHOT - People wave US and Israeli flags at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on October 9, 2025, following the announcement of a new Gaza ceasefire deal. Israel and Hamas on October 9 agreed a Gaza ceasefire deal to free the remaining living hostages, in a major step towards ending a war that has killed tens of thousands of people and unleashed a humanitarian catastrophe. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • People visit a memorial for the victims killed at or kidnapped from the Supernova music festival during the October 7 attacks by Palestinian militants, at the festival site near Kibbutz Reim in southern Israel, on the eve of the attacks' first anniversary on October 6, 2024. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip celebrate after the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan, as they gather at a plaza known as the hostages square in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 9, 2025.
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    Celebration and trepidation in Gaza and Israel following ceasefire plan agreement
  • A woman passes a placard with the lettering 'Bring them home now' that is seen among portraits of hostages and victims of Palestinian militant group Hamas that are attached to the fence of the New Synagogue in Berlin on October 6, 2025, one day before the second anniversary of Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. Delegations from Hamas, Israel and the United States are due to convene in Egypt for talks on October 6, with US President Trump urging negotiators to "move fast" to end the nearly two-year war in Gaza. Both Hamas and Israel have responded positively to Trump's proposal for an end to the fighting and the release of captives in Gaza in exchange for Palestinians held in Israeli jails. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Israel assesses Hamas may not be able to return all remaining dead hostages, sources say
  • The activists, most of whom are Israeli-Jews, represent a minority in Israeli society, but they say it's important to continue to challenge their people's beliefs.
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    Global outrage has grown after two years of bombardment in Gaza. In Israel, it is a different story
  • 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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  • Members of the media raise their hands to ask questions as U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured) hold a joint press conference in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 29, 2025.
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    ‘I was put in the morgue’: Gazan teenage medical evacuee offers a glimpse into the horrors of Israel’s war for children
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin and US President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office in April.
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  • Syrian government forces intervene in Sweida on July 20, amid sectarian violence between Druze factions and Bedouin tribes.
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  • 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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  • Riders of the Israel-Premier Tech team compete as people holding Palestinian flags try to disrupt the 11th stage of the Spanish Vuelta cycling race, from Bilbao to Bilbao, Spain, on September 3.
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  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York on Friday.
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  • GAZA CITY, GAZA - SEPTEMBER 23: Palestinian residents inspect the area among the rubbles of destroyed buildings following Israeli attack on Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2025. (Photo by Khames Alrefi/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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