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A Palestinian boy holds an empty bowl as he waits at a hot meal distribution point in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, June 4, 2025. The US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) group operating aid sites in the Gaza Strip announced the temporary closure of the facilities on June 4, following a string of deadly incidents near the distribution sites it operates that have sparked condemnation from the United Nations. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)

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Muslims perform morning prayers in the grand mosque during the annual hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 3, 2025. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

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An Israeli tank moves near the border with Gaza on May 19. Getty Images

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Internally displaced Palestinians gather outside a charity kitchen to receive limited rations amid a shortage of food in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. EPA

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Israeli settlers walk away from the village of Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on May 5, 2025. According to the Palestinian health ministry, Israeli troops or settlers have killed at least 921 Palestinians, including militants, in the West Bank since the Gaza war began. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP)

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Palestinians seeking food gather near an aid distribution site run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip, on May 27. Reuters

Controversial aid group begins deliveries in Gaza and ceasefire talks falter

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Syrian pound notes stacked up at the central bank in Damascus. AFP

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A voter in Nabatieh, south Lebanon, holds a poster with images of Hezbollah's former leader Hassan Nasrallah, right, and his cousin and successor Hashem Safieddine during municipal elections on May 24. AP Photo

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A screen at the press center shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the informal summit of the Organization of Turkic States on May 21, 2025 at the Varkert Bazar cultural center in Budapest. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)

Erdogan has 'no interest' in re-election, and dire straits for Gaza's children

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the Tehran Dialogue Forum in Tehran, Iran. EPA

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From left, UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting, Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood leaving No 10 Downing Street, London, after sanctions were imposed on West Bank settlers. PA

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