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Sundus Al Kurd embraces her daughter Bisan, who returned to Gaza more than two years after being evacuated. Reuters

'We believed we'd lost her': Tears as evacuated Gazan babies return two years on

Emotional reunion for 11 children taken to Egypt after premature births in 2023

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

Adam Abu Halib, five, lost vision in his right eye after being crushed under rubble when an Israeli strike destroyed his family's home. Photo: Abu Halib family

Thousands in Gaza risk going blind over lack of proper treatment

Israeli forces kill Palestinian family in occupied West Bank

The Dome of the Rock at Al Aqsa complex, also known as Haram Al Sharif. Reuters

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Aid workers shut out of Gaza despite Israeli reprieve

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