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  1. An Israeli woman kisses an orange flower while watching the funeral procession of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas (26 February 2025)

  2. File photo showing Laila Soueif, mother of jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, holding a poster calling for his release outside Downing Street in London (20 January 2025)

  3. A screen shot of the two health workers involved in the video

  4. A child in black top and traditional read scarf on her head, waves a green, red and yellow scarf as she sits on someone's shoulders at anniversary celebrations. A large crowd can be seen behind her.

  5. A Palestinian medic treats a premature baby lying inside an incubator at the Patient's Friends Benevolent Society hospital in Gaza City (25 February 2025)

  6. Two women wearing hijab and partial face veils take part in a national dialogue conference in Damascus, Syria (25 February 2025)

  7. Israeli military vehicle in Syria's Quneitra province, feb 2025

  8. Palestinian children walk past destroyed buildings and makeshift shelters in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza

  9. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert holding up his proposed map of Israeli and Palestinian states, as part of a two-state solution

  10. Crowds wave flags in a stadium

  11. Smoke billows over Tulkarm refugee camp, West Bank. It is a hazy, sunny day.

  12. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, speaks at a news conference. He is wearing a black suit with a red tie and is stood behind a lectern and in front of the flags of the US and Israel

  13. Palestinian families react after Israel delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners, scheduled to be released in the seventh hostage-prisoner exchange, in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah early on February 23, 2025

  14. Lisa is shown holding a microphone and speaking during the event. It is dark, and the city lights are visible in the background. She is wearing a long red dress and a cream jacket, and has one hand up as she is talking.

  15. The entrance to the tomb of King Thutmose II, who ruled three-and-a-half thousand years ago

  16. Undated family handout photo issued by the Israeli Embassy in London of Shiri Bibas with her son Kfir

  17. Four of the men were kidnapped on 7 October 2023, while the two have been held for a decade.

  18. Daniel Lifschitz, grandson of Oded Lifschitz

  19. Omer Shem Tov hugging a family member and holding the hand of a woman sat on a black sofa.

  20. Undated family handout photo issued by the Israeli Embassy in London of Shiri Bibas with her son Kfir

  21. Women wearing the Israeli flag around their shoulders embrace in anguish as the convoy transporting the bodies of deceased hostages, identified at the time by Hamas as Oded Lifschitz, Shiri Bibas and her two children Kfir and Ariel Bibas arrived in Tel Aviv

  22. File photo shows posters bearing the portraits of Israeli hostages Shiri Bibas, and her two children Ariel and Kfir. The poster of Shiri says "bring her home now", while those of Ariel and Kfir say "bring him home now".

  23. A family photo showing the Bibas parents with their two small children

  24. Man looks at charred remains of bus (21/02/25)