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Israeli strike kills a top Hamas security official in Gaza, medics and police say

Israeli settlers set fire to West Bank mosques after deadly clash

A boy sits near a damaged mosque, which Palestinians say was damaged by Israeli settlers, in West Bank on July 26.
A boy sits near a damaged mosque, which Palestinians say was damaged by Israeli settlers, in West Bank on July 26.

Iran says it sold $23.2b of oil during war, ceasefire

People pass near a billboard depicting a hand representing Iran holding the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, on April 21.
People pass near a billboard depicting a hand representing Iran holding the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, on April 21.

Iran war spreads to Red Sea and Caspian, Gulf quiet as US forgoes strikes

The US military said on July 25 that its naval blockade against Iran “remains in full effect” but did not explain why it halted a streak of 13 nights of escalating strikes.
The US military said on July 25 that its naval blockade against Iran “remains in full effect” but did not explain why it halted a streak of 13 nights of escalating strikes.

Russian satellites helping Iran direct strikes in Middle East, says Ukraine’s Zelensky

Satellite imagery released by Iran shows damage to a structure at Tower 22, a US military outpost on the northern Jordanian border with Syria.—
Satellite imagery released by Iran shows damage to a structure at Tower 22, a US military outpost on the northern Jordanian border with Syria.—

Houthis fire on Saudi oil sites; no US strike on Iran for first time in two weeks

Israel kills senior Hamas-led police official in Gaza, medics and police officials say

The latest deaths add to a toll of more than 1,180 Palestinians, mostly civilians, killed by Israeli attacks since an October ceasefire took effect.
The latest deaths add to a toll of more than 1,180 Palestinians, mostly civilians, killed by Israeli attacks since an October ceasefire took effect.

Syria bus crash kills at least 35, injures 30

Military helicopters were deployed to airlift casualties from the scene, after a civilian bus and one carrying internal security forces personnel collided in Syria on July 25.
Military helicopters were deployed to airlift casualties from the scene, after a civilian bus and one carrying internal security forces personnel collided in Syria on July 25.

Israeli troops round up Palestinians in West Bank village after shootout involving settlers

Members of the Israeli forces take part in a raid in Tal, near Nablus, the day after four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were killed in a shooting incident, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 25, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman
Members of the Israeli forces take part in a raid in Tal, near Nablus, the day after four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were killed in a shooting incident, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 25, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman

Palestinians hope UNESCO designation halts Israeli push at West Bank site

Pillars and archaeological remains in the ancient village of Sebastia, near Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 4, 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Pillars and archaeological remains in the ancient village of Sebastia, near Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 4, 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

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