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  1. An images of children waiting for food in Gaza, with a blue border, a BBC Verify lorzenge in the top left corner and the reporter, Jake Horton on the left hand side

  2. A female doctor with navy blue scrubs with hospital equipment in background

  3. A truck carrying aid waits to enter the Gaza Strip at the Kerem Shalom crossing, southern Israel

  4. Daniella Weiss making a speech during a demonstration in West Jerusalem on February 27, 2025

  5. A handout photo showing Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speaking at an event marking the first anniversary of the death of Ebrahim Raisi, in Tehran, Iran (20 May 2025)

  6. Tom Fletcher dressed in a dark suit looking pensive

  7. The victims of the Israeli attack are taken from the morgue of al-Nasser Hospital to be buried after the funeral procedures, on May 19, 2025 in Khan Yunis, the southern Gaza Strip

  8. Smoke rises above tents sheltering displaced Palestinians, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza

  9. A girl sits next to plastic buckets to collect water in Gaza City

  10. A large group of Palestinians wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip. They are holding on pans and other receptacles and look distressed.

  11. An aid lorry is seen at the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing with Gaza, in southern Israel (19 May 2025)

  12. Foreign ministry building in Tehran

  13. Distressed Palestinian walking down a street

  14. Palestinian residents begin fleeing toward areas they believe to be safer

  15. Donald Trump speaks to Crown Prince Mohammad bin-Salman in Saudi Arabia. Trump is wearing a blue suit and a Marine in full uniform trails the pair. The BBC verify colours and Ros Atkins have been imposed over the image.

  16. Air Force One in Qatar

  17. A Palestinian carries a wounded person to Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital following an Israeli strike, in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, May 17, 2025.

  18. An image of Gaza shows destroyed buildings and rubble. The BBC Verify colours and logo have been superimposed alongside it the photo, with an image of Ros Atkins.

  19. A treated image showing Donald Trump pointing and some globes showing different parts of the world

  20. A young boy, holding a metal bowl, standing in a crowd waiting for food

  21. A crying woman wearing dark clothing and a hijab kneels, one hand to her mouth, the other on the shrouded body of a corpse

  22. Palestinian men mourn beside the bodies of relatives killed in Israeli air strikes, at Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza (15 May 2025)

  23. Destruction in hospital corridor

  24. Yasmin poses in sleeveless black high-neck top. She has long black hair worn up and a fringe and dark eyes.