- + Hamas says it has lost contact with US-Israeli hostage—The group says it lost communication after an Israeli strike on where Edan Alexander was being held.
- + Arrests in Jordan over rocket and drone plots—Security services say the suspects obtained explosives, planned to make drones and trained individuals.
- + Hamas rejects Israeli ceasefire disarmament proposal, Palestinian official says—The plan also gives no commitment to end the war in return for hostages, a Palestinian official says.
- + Iraq sandstorm leaves many with breathing problems—The sandstorm blanketed southern regions in an eerie, orange haze and shut down airports.
- + Palestinian student activist arrested at US citizenship interview—The green card holder was held "in direct retaliation" for his role in campus protests, says his lawyer.
- + Conditions at Gaza hospitals 'beyond description' after Israeli attacks, WHO says—The agency says it is seeing "attack after attack" and supply shortages following an Israeli strike on al-Ahli hospital.
- + Gaza medic missing since deadly attack being detained by Israel, Red Cross says—Asaad al-Nassasra has been missing since Israeli troops killed 15 other emergency workers in south Gaza three weeks ago.
- + Israeli air strike destroys part of last fully functional hospital in Gaza City—The Israel Defense Forces said the hospital contained a "command and control center used by Hamas".
- + Israeli air strike destroys part of last functioning hospital in Gaza City—The Israel Defense Forces said the hospital contained a "command and control center used by Hamas".
- + US and Iran hold 'constructive' first round of nuclear talks—The highest-level talks between the two nations since Trump's first term in office will resume next week.
- + What is Iran's nuclear programme and what does the US want?—Donald Trump has suggested Iran could face military action if it does not agree to a new nuclear deal.
- + Israel says it will expand its offensive across most of Gaza—Israel's defence minister also said it had taken over a "security zone", which separates the southern cities of Rafah and Khan Younis.
- + As an Israeli hostage turns 48, his wife waits for blue ticks on her messages—Eighteen months since Omri Miran was taken hostage by Hamas, his wife Lishay still sends family updates, which she hopes he will read one day.
- + Red Cross chief says Gaza is 'hell on earth' as Israeli assault continues—"No state... can be exempt from the obligation not to commit war crimes, not to commit genocide, not to commit ethnic cleansing," Mirjana Spoljaric te...
- + 'We collected his body instead of celebrating Eid,' says mother of Gaza medic killed by Israel—The mother of a Palestinian killed in an IDF attack on emergency vehicles tells the BBC of her loss.
- + Schools in Beirut suburb fear return to war after new Israeli strikes—Students, staff, and parents alike are traumatised by what has happened and the destruction that surrounds them.
- + Palestinian teen attacker freed after nine years in Israeli prison—Amnesty International says Ahmed Manasra endured "shocking ill-treatment" after he was imprisoned at the age of 13 in 2015.
- + Israeli army fired more than 100 shots in Gaza medics' killing, audio suggests—The analysis shows Israeli troops fired 100 shots during the attack which killed 15 people.
- + Sudan accuses UAE of 'complicity in genocide' at world court—Sudan's government alleges that the UAE is arming its civil war opponents, which it denies.
- + Israel's PM rejects criticism of Gaza war by air force reservists—The military says it will dismiss reservists who called for the hostages' return to be prioritised over fighting Hamas.
- + Israeli strike on Gaza residential building kills 29, medics say—The Israeli military says it had struck a "senior Hamas terrorist" in the Shejaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City.
- + 'Part of us is still in Gaza': Freed Israeli hostages fight for a new ceasefire—Hostages released earlier this year are adding their powerful voices to calls for a deal to bring home those still held by Hamas.
- + Watch: What we learned from Trump's meeting with Netanyahu—Netanyahu is the first world leader to visit the White House since the US president announced tariffs on global trading partners.
- + BBC Verify analyses video showing Israel's killing of Gaza medics—The IDF's killing of 15 emergency workers has drawn international condemnation. BBC Verify examines new footage of the incident.
- + Chemical burns, assaults, electric shocks - Gazans tell BBC of torture in Israeli detention—Interviews with five men held in the months after the Hamas attacks reveal allegations of violence and abuse, adding to reports of misconduct by milit...
- + Video casts doubt on Israeli account of Gaza medic killings—The video was published by the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), which said it was obtained from the phone of a paramedic who was killed.
- + Videos show aftermath of Israeli strike on Gaza school-turned-shelter—BBC Verify explains what we know about the incident after reviewing videos that were posted online.
- + Israeli strikes in Syria a challenge to Turkey—Israeli air strikes on bases in Syria are a warning to Turkey to keep its military assets away.
- + Hezbollah at crossroads after blows from war weaken group—The BBC's Hugo Bachega explores the future for Hezbollah in the wake of Israel's devastating attacks.
- + Gaza bakeries shut and painkillers on ration after month of Israeli blockade—Many Palestinians say they are going hungry after Israel stopped all aid deliveries to put pressure on Hamas.
- + Survivor challenges Israeli account of attack on Gaza paramedics—Palestinian paramedic Munther Abed rejects Israel's assertion that the vehicles approached troops with their lights off.
- + Wounded Palestinians dying over lack of supplies, US surgeon who worked in Gaza says—Dr Mark Perlmutter says doctors are working without soap, antibiotics or x-ray facilities, as Israel has resumed its offensive against Hamas.
- + 'I was afraid for my life': At the scene of the attack on Palestinian Oscar winner —The Palestinian Oscar winner's West Bank home was attacked by Israeli settlers. Ballal's co-director says his acclaim "does not help us on the ground"...
- + The Indian scholar arrested in US over father-in-law's Hamas link—Friends and family of Badar Khan Suri in India say they are shocked by the terror charges against him.
- + 'We will rescue anyone': BBC accompanies Syria's White Helmets after deadly attacks—The BBC accompanies the civil defence group as they respond to violence in Syria's coastal region.
- + BBC Verify: Assessing Israel's renewed ground operation—Israel has sent more troops into Gaza after resuming airstrikes on what it calls "terror targets".
- + Is the war starting again in Gaza?—Is the truce finished after Israeli air strikes across Gaza?
- + Watch: Explosions over Gaza as Israel launches new strikes against Hamas—The Israeli military says it is hitting "terror targets" across Gaza.
- + British daughter of Gaza hostage says burying father 'incredibly meaningful'—Sharone Lifschitz said it was important all families were reunited with their relatives, both dead and alive
- + Who is Mahmoud Khalil, Palestinian student activist facing US deportation?—The Columbia University graduate had a key role in student protests over Gaza. Trump said his arrest was the first of "many to come".
- + Palestinian comedian is 'proud and hurt' after making Netflix hit—Actor and comedian Mo Amer explains why he avoided mentioning the 7 October attack in the show's storyline.
- + 'They live in big fear': The BBC visits displaced Alawites in Lebanon—Thousands of Syrians have crossed into Lebanon from the provinces of Latakia and Tartus.
- + Syrian bloodshed heaps pressure on Sharaa and exposes deep fractures—Deadly violence in Syria's Alawite heartland is the worst since rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad in December.
- + Party drug MDMA may have protected survivors of Nova attack from trauma, study suggests—Neuroscientists in Israel find signs that the drug helped festival survivors in the attack and the aftermath.
- + Gazans face tough choices as their future is debated on the global stage—Their fate is the discussion of Arab leaders in Egypt but what do Gazans want for their future?
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