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  1. People check the rubble of buildings hit in Israeli strikes the previous night in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, on January 16, 2025

  2. The Joshi family stands in a row smiling at the camera, with several coloured sheets as a backdrop

  3. A view of a street in Gaza showing almost completely destroyed high-rise buildings on the right and burnt out building that appear to have bullet holes in them on the left. In the distance one building with a red roof appears to be more intact. The image has been treated to give it a grainy quality and a faint bluish tint.

  4. A dark blue truck on a street in Jordan

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    Eli Sharabi, pictured with his family, has been missing since he was captured 11 months ago

  6. Supporters of Israeli hostages, who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7 2023 attack by Hamas, react to news on the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, during a protest to demand a deal to bring every hostage home, in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 15, 2025.

  7. Smiling Palestinian man wearing traditional scarf with arms extended waves two large Palestinian flags in celebration as several men look on

  8. People protest calling for action to secure the release of Israelis held hostage in Gaza, in front of the Israeli defence ministry in Tel Aviv on 15 January 2025.

  9. Image shows Joe Biden

  10. Selfie photo of Sanabel, right, with her cousin Lana, left

  11. A composite image of an Israeli woman and a Palestinian man

  12. Joe Biden, wearing a navy suit, speaks at a lectern in the White House flanked by Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken

  13. A man in a read puffer jacket stands in a ruined street in Gaza. He is holding a shovel.

  14. Qatar Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani

  15. A composite of images and video screengrabs from the Gaza "humanitarian zone" that have been verified as part of BBC Verify's analysis.

  16. An Israeli soldier passes by a wall covered with photos of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, at Tel Aviv train station, Israel (14 January 2025)

  17. A composite image featuring Sea Story passengers being rescued in a small boat. In the foreground are the smiling portraits of three survivors - Justin, Froydis and Lisa.

  18. Sanabel, a 17-year-old Palestinian living in Gaza City

  19. A woman sits with a child as Palestinians inspect buildings damaged in an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, northern Gaza (14 January 2025)

  20. A composite image shows the Sea Story, a luxury white dive boat, at sea in the background, with three of the survivors who spoke to the BBC: Hissora Gonzalez, Lucianna Galetta and Sarah Martin.

  21. Nawaf Salam, president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), attends a hearing in The Hague, the Netherlands (16 May 2024)

  22. A Palestinian girl sits amid the rubble of buildings destroyed in Israeli airstrikes, in Gaza City

  23. Nahid Taghavi (L) with her daughter Mariam Claren (R) at an airport

  24. U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office