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Two years after war a Palestinian family reunites

After losing their parents in Gaza, seven siblings finally join their sister in Israel

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Mais Al Gharam holds her son as she stands with her siblings from Gaza, who were granted Israeli passports, in her home in Nazareth, Israel, Wednesday, July 8, 2026.

Israel building earthen barrier inside Gaza

More than 23 kilometers have been constructed in recent months

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows a section of an earthen barrier being built by the Israeli military, right side of image moving top to bottom, in the central Gaza Strip, July 1, 2026. At left is the Maghazi refugee camp, and on the other side are homes demolished by the military.

Israel clears way for crocodiles to guard prisons

Rule change lets security agencies use reptiles to help deter prison escapes

Itamar Ben-Gvir (L), Israeli far-right lawmaker and leader of the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish power) party, and Bezalel Smotrich, Israeli far-right lawmaker and leader of the Religious Zionist Party, attend a rally with supporters in the southern Israeli city of Sderot on October 26, 2022.

Mamdani weighs Netanyahu arrest during UN summit

Mayor says he is consulting legal experts over possible action against the Israeli PM

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani

Bigger US strike wave expected after Iran airport hit

US President says Iran was close to an agreement before targeting a vessel

US military says traffic is flowing despite Iranian threats and harassment.

Iran reports explosions on sites around Hormuz Strait

Third tanker struck, Qatar lodges protest, Khamenei's funeral begins amid rising tensions

Commercial tankers along the Strait of Hormuz.

Hamas steps aside in Gaza. What does it really mean?

Technocratic committee may take charge, but the group’s military wing remains intact

Hamas militants guard an area where they are searching for the bodies of hostages with the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza City on November 3, 2025.

Israel vows to act 'decisively' against Hezbollah

Strait of Hormuz tensions rise with new Iranian fees, ‘friendly’ nations promised leniency

Mourners gather at the Grand Mosalla to pay their final respects to Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the start of his funeral ceremonies in Tehran on July 4, 2026.

Palestinian goalkeeper killed in Israeli operation

Newly married Gaza goalkeeper among over 1,000 Palestinian athletes killed

Palestinian goalkeeper Saleem Al-Ashqar

Inside the US plan to end the Israel-Lebanon conflict

The 14-point plan calls for direct talks and phased security arrangements

Hezbollah supporters block the old airport road in the southern suburbs of Beirut, with burning tires to protest against the trilateral agreement that was signed between the US, Israel and Lebanon on June 27, 2026.

What Washington wants from fresh Iran talks

US pursues nuclear curbs and regional stability while Tehran insists on enrichment rights

US Vice-President JD Vance (left) speaks next to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman bin Jassim Al Thani at the start of a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026

Iran closes Hormuz over Israeli strikes on Lebanon

Closure of Hormuz deepens crisis as Israel-Hezbollah clashes defy new truce

Iran said it was once again closing the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lane on Saturday over Israel's attacks in Lebanon, calling them a violation of its deal with the United States to end the Middle East war.

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