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08.05.2025 17:01 Benjamin Netanyahu said he knew "with certainty" that 21 hostages were alive but the status of "three more" were unclear.

08.05.2025 12:21 Five Iranian men were arrested on Saturday over an alleged plan to target "a specific premises", police say.

08.05.2025 02:10 Hundreds of thousands of Syrians were killed under the Assad regime before he was toppled from power.

07.05.2025 16:41 The restaurant in Gaza City's Rimal neighbourhood had been recently been operating a community kitchen.

07.05.2025 16:41 A senior official rejects US President Donald Trump's claim the Yemeni group "capitulated" when agreeing a ceasefire deal.

07.05.2025 07:10 The offensive to take and hold territory will sharpen everything that makes this war so controversial, writes the BBC's International Editor.

07.05.2025 02:00 Oman's foreign minister says a "ceasefire" between the US and the Iran-backed group has been reached.

07.05.2025 02:00 Five-month-old Siwar can barely cry, her voice so hoarse from the lack of milk she needs to survive.

06.05.2025 21:00 Three civilian planes, the departures hall, the runway and a military air base were hit, reports say.

06.05.2025 16:21 The UN also expresses alarm after Israel approves a new plan that may include seizing all of Gaza indefinitely and controlling aid.

06.05.2025 16:21 One of the famous vehicles is being refitted as a frontline clinic on wheels, following a request by the late pontiff.

06.05.2025 16:21 Joseph Czuba was convicted for targeting the child and his mother over their Muslim faith shortly after the start of the Israel-Gaza war.

06.05.2025 01:50 A spokesman for the Houthi-run health ministry said at least 21 people were injured in the attack.

06.05.2025 01:50 To many, the close relationship between the US and Israel seems permanent and unshakeable.

05.05.2025 15:12 The Israeli military has called up tens of thousands of reservists, saying it is aiming to increase pressure on Hamas.