Middle East

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  1. An Israeli tank manoeuvres at the Israel-Gaza border, as seen from Israel, 26 August 2025 (copyright: REUTERS/Amir Cohen). BBC Verify branding in blue and green has been added - with BBC Verify written in white lettering.

  2. A large plume of smoke billows above a building in Sanaa, Yemen, following an Israeli air strike

  3. Qatari emergency services work at the scene of an Israeli strike on a residential complex that housed Hamas leaders, in Doha, Qatar (10 September 2025)

  4. Two little girls with dark hair and in pink and red t-shirts smile for the camera in a photo shown on a mobile phone. In the background are blurred photos of other children held in orphanages.

  5. Trump wears a suit and speaks in the Oval Office.

  6. Lucy Williamson in Gaza wearing a helmet and protective equipment

  7. A fire on a boat in the Gaza aid flotilla

  8. A road stretching ahead in Doha with smoke rising in the distance shortly after blasts were heard.

  9. A bright white light which looks like an explosion is seen in a video purporting to show a boat being hit by a flaming object

  10. A composite image showing a man wearing the Infidels MC biker gang leather jacket, with the Crusader cross symbol on the back with the gang's motto "frater in arma", superimposed on a backdrop showing one of the Gaza aid sites, with armed men watching over from a high vantage point as Palestinians line up for aid.

  11. A damaged building in Doha, Qatar, following an Israeli strike targeting senior Hamas leaders (9 September 2025)

  12. Image of US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

  13. A photograph of a man looking at the smoke in the sky

  14. An undated photo of Elizabeth Tsurkov

  15. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference at the Prime minister's office in Jerusalem on August 10, 2025.

  16. A man and woman smile on holiday. The woman has shoulder length blonde hair and is wearing a red top, the man has short brown hair, stubble and a lilac t-shirt. There is a pool behind them.

  17. CCTV captures moment of strike on Hamas leaders in Doha

  18. Displaced Palestinians flee Gaza City following an Israeli military evacuation order (9 September 2025)

  19. Palestinians flee Gaza City along the coastal road.

  20. In the background, a grey structure and tower is visible on top of a dusty hill and a blue sky. In the foreground, dry rocks are visible.

  21. Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike that destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City, northern Gaza (8 September 2025)

  22. Israeli security forces and first responders at the scene of a shooting attack at Ramot Junction, on the outskirts of Jerusalem (8 September 2025)

  23. A large explosion of fire and smoke can be seen, after a strike on a building in Gaza. People can be seen running from the explosion, and rubble is flying through the air.

  24. A close up of Greta Thunberg. She is wearing a bright pink t-shirt and has brown, shoulder length hair with a fringe. There are many people behind her.