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  1. Members of the United Nations Security Council listen as Ambassador Majed Bamya, Deputy Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the UN, speaks meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question at the UN headquarters on November 20, 2024 in New York City.

  2. Screengrab of video purportedly showing a large cloud of smoke and dust rising from Palmyra following what the Syrian military said were Israeli air strikes (20 November 2024)

  3. US envoy Amos Hochstein (L) meets Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, Lebanon (20 November 2024)

  4. Adam Kassak (on the left) and Ali Baydoun smile at the camera with their arms crossed in front of their chests

  5. Palestinians search for survivors among a mess of rubble in a street after an Israeli air strike in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza (17 November 2024)

  6. Women harvesting olives in the village of Umm Safa

  7. Two white armoured vehicles drive along a road in Lebanon, with UN painted on the backs and the blue flag flying atop.

  8. File photo showing senior Hamas political official Khalil al-Hayya speaking at a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon (21 November 2023)

  9. Screengrab of a video showing an Iranian woman sitting in her underwear at the Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad University in Tehran, Iran

  10. A satellite image showing the aftermath of Israeli air strikes on the Parchin military complex in Iran (26 October 2024)

  11. A young girl wearing a pink dress carries three empty plastic buckets and a cannister as she walks outdoors in Hassakeh

  12. A photo of Mr Cotler from 2004, showing him speaking at a podium during a G8 ministerial news conference in Washington, DC. He has short, grey hair and wears glasses.

  13. File photo showing a lorry carrying UN food aid entering the Gaza Strip via the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing, in southern Israel (11 November 2024)

  14. People walk past a building and cars damaged by an Israeli air strike in the Mar Elias area of central Beirut, Lebanon (18 November 2024)

  15. People go through the rubble looking for survivors after a residential building was flattened in an Israeli air strike in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza

  16. Mohammed Afif, the head of Hezbollah's media office, looks into the camera in a headshot as he stands outside in the sunshine

  17. Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment of hills near Rmeish, in southern Lebanon (22 October 2024)

  18. People walk past a police car as officers stand guard on Dam Square in Amsterdam after the violence in the centre of the city the day before

  19. Elon Musk stares into the distance as his face is lit on stage, with a screen behind him, at a conference

  20. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds papers and sits to the left of Tzachi Braverman, who has dark short hair and wears glasses. The Israeli flag is visible in the background. Both men are dressed in navy suits with red ties.

  21. Emergency workers putting out a fire with a hose following an Israeli strike in southern Beirut

  22. Demonstrators, holding Palestinian flags and banners, gather to stage protest against the UEFA Nations League A Group A2 football match between France and Israel at the Stade de France in the commune of Saint-Denis, Paris, France on November 14, 2024

  23. Displaced Palestinians make their way in Gaza City after fleeing northern Gaza amid an Israeli ground offensive (5 November 2024)

  24. An Israeli flag flies on the Mount of Olives overlooking the Al Aqsa mosque compound and the city skyline in Jerusalem in April 2024