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20.02.2025 07:00 Hamas says they will include the Bibas family, who for Israel have become a symbol of the captives.

18.02.2025 21:30 The Palestinian group claims that Shiri and her children Kfir and Ariel were killed in Israeli bombardment. Israel has not confirmed this.

18.02.2025 16:32 Craig and Lindsay Foreman had been on a motorbike trip across the world but were arrested in January.

18.02.2025 16:32 Soldiers will stay in five places around the border, Israel says - a move condemned by Lebanon.

17.02.2025 20:52 Steve Witkoff will play a key role in America's talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

17.02.2025 16:20 The kingdom has gone from pariah to potential peacemaker in recent years.

17.02.2025 06:30 Zakaria, 11, volunteered at a busy Gaza hospital during the war - one of three children in a new BBC documentary.

17.02.2025 06:30 Masterpieces by the likes of Pablo Picasso and Vincent Van Gogh feature in the collection in Iran's capital.

16.02.2025 15:30 Craig and Lindsay Foreman were travelling through Iran as part of a motorbike trip across the world.

16.02.2025 15:30 The Israeli prime minister said he is working with the US on a "common strategy" for Gaza.

16.02.2025 06:10 The BBC examines the chaos left behind after Iran had to abandon its military bases in Syria.

15.02.2025 20:20 Israel released 369 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday as Hamas freed three more hostages

15.02.2025 15:22 Hamas releases three more Israelis, as 369 Palestinians are handed over in the sixth exchange in recent weeks.

15.02.2025 15:22 Alexander Troufanov, Yair Horn and Sagui Dekel-Chen were handed over to the Red Cross on Saturday morning.

15.02.2025 10:12 The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon has demanded an "immediate" investigation after one of the vehicles was set on fire.