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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men inspect the damage at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv, on June 16, 2025. Iran unleashed a barrage of missile strikes on Israeli cities early on June 16, after Israel struck military targets deep inside Iran, with both sides threatening further devastation. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP) (Photo by JOHN WESSELS/AFP via Getty Images)
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A woman mourns over the body of a Palestinian killed by an Israeli airstrike at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on June 4, 2025.
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TEHRAN, IRAN  JUNE 14: Demonstrators take part in anti-Israel and anti-U.S. demonstrations after Ghadir Khumm celebrations turned into protest marches in response to Israeli attacks on June 14, 2025, in Tehran, Iran. Marchers gathered at Enghelab Square after walking from Azadi and Imam Hussein Squares, chanting slogans such as "Revenge, revenge," and calling for stronger retaliation against Israel. Protesters held Iranian flags and carried posters of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 13: People look over damage to buildings in Nobonyad Square following Israeli airstrikes on June 13, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Iran's three top military generals were killed in the attacks that also targeted nuclear and military facilities, according to published reports. Israel described the strikes as preemptive to keep Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, the reports said.  (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
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People wave Palestinian flags as participants in the 'Global March to Gaza' depart from Schiphol Airport for Egypt at Schiphol, The Netherlands on Wednesday.
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Thousands head to Egypt in bid to break Israel’s Gaza blockade
Members of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a private US-backed aid group which the UN refuses to work with over neutrality concerns, direct displaced Palestinians at a distribution centre in central Gaza on June 8.
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Iranian people gather at the scene of an explosion at a residential complex due to Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on June 13, 2025.
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A weakened Iran has few options for striking back after Israel’s devastating blows
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi holds a news conference after the first day of the agency's quarterly Board of Governors meeting at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 9, 2025. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner
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