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​Hostage families and supporters protest in Tel Aviv
Analysis

How Oct. 7 has transformed Israel, Palestine, and the world

Two years ago today, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking 250 hostages. In response, Israel has carried out a military campaign that has demolished 78% of the Gaza Strip, and killed 66,000 Palestinians according to local health authorities.

British soldiers with NATO-led Resolute Support Mission arrive at the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan March 6, 2020.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Secret British plan resettles Afghans, More Palestinians die at aid sites, US AIDS relief lives on, robots take the field, & more

Anna Wintour attends The Costume Institute's exhibition "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, U.S., May 5, 2025.
Hard Numbers

HARD NUMBERS: Wintour steps down, Top Chinese official ousted, Norwegian royal faces rape charges, US funds controversial aid organization

Firefighters try to tackle a wildfire burning on Chios island, Greece, June 23, 2025.
Hard Numbers

HARD NUMBERS: Wildfires in Greece, Shootings at Gaza aid point, and more

Palestinians protest against Hamas in northern Gaza on March 26, 2025
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Palestinians shake fists at Hamas

Hundreds of Palestinian protesters took part in the largest anti-Hamas demonstrations in Gaza since the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023.

President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Jordan's King Abdullah attend a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, on Feb. 11, 2025. ​
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Trump and Jordan talk Gaza, ceasefire hinges on hostage release

King Abdullah II of Jordan visited US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday to discuss Gaza’s post-war future, including Trump’s plan to relocate some 2.1 million Palestinians to other countries in the Middle East.

Silhouettes of soldiers stand in front of a computer screen displaying an image of President Donald Trump, alongside a Palestinian flag, on Feb. 05, 2025. ​
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Trump aides scramble to clarify Gaza proposal amid backlash

Unsurprisingly, much of the world reacted with horror to US President Donald Trump’s call on Monday, at a press conference with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, for the deportation of the Gaza Strip’s 2.2 million people and a US takeover of the enclave.

​Tens of thousands of Palestinians are returning to northern Gaza for the first time since the early weeks of Israel’s 15-month war with Hamas.
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Northern Gaza: After return, reconstruction?

Tens of thousands of Palestinians are returning to northern Gaza for the first time since the early weeks of Israel’s 15-month war with Hamas – but they are coming home to a wasteland.

​Residents of south Lebanon, who were displaced during the war, tried to return to their villages still occupied by Israel despite the expiration of the 60-day ceasefire implementation period. These Lebanese Muslim Shiite women inspect their destroyed house in the southern Lebanese border village of Ayta ash-Shaab after returning to their devastated hamlet.
What We're Watching

Refugee returns begin after Trump suggests Gaza exodus

Israel has opened routes into north Gaza, allowing some 200,000 Palestinians to begin returning home.


Palestinians gather to receive aid outside an UNRWA warehouse earlier this month in Gaza.
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Israel bans main Gaza aid agency despite warnings from US

The Israeli Parliament on Monday voted to ban the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, from operating in its territory — despite warnings from the Biden administration that doing so could impact US policy toward Israel. The Knesset even voted to designate UNRWA a terror group.