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Fighters with Al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, on patrol in Gaza. EPA

Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace chief presses Hamas to disarm ‘without delay’

No credible pathway to Palestinian statehood if enclave remains under control of armed groups, Nickolay Mladenov says

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Thousands in Gaza risk going blind over lack of proper treatment

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The body of one of the children is carried during the funeral in Tammun, in the occupied West Bank. Reuters

Israeli forces kill Palestinian family in occupied West Bank

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Eight nations condemn Israel for Ramadan closure of Al Aqsa

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Aid workers fear Israeli curbs on their operations in Gaza will leave vulnerable Palestinians in the lurch. AFP

Aid workers shut out of Gaza despite Israeli reprieve

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'You don't forget famine': Panic buying in Gaza as Israel shuts key crossing

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UAE’s Mother of the Nation ship arrives in Egypt with 7,300 tonnes of Gaza aid

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Muslim states urge Trump to fulfil pledge to prevent West Bank annexation

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Israeli court grants 'temporary injunction' to delay West Bank and Gaza ban for dozens of NGOs

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Three Lebanese journalists killed in Israeli strike laid to rest

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Unifil personnel at the site of a healthcare centre destroyed by an Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese town of Burj Qalawiya. AFP

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Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, on March 28. Reuters

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Sunni and Shiite clerics attend a protest in Beirut, organised by Lebanese parties supporting Hezbollah, against the decision to expel the Iranian ambassador. AFP

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on the G7 meeting amid wars in Ukraine and Iran

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