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    Israeli settlers stand next to part of a missile protruding from the ground, following strikes from Iran, in the central Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 8, 2026.

  2. BBC International editor Jeremy Bowen wearing pale blue shirt and sitting in front of bookshelf

  3. Missiles being fired at Israel by Iran

  4. The BBC's Sebastian Usher addresses the camera in Jerusalem

  5. A man wearing an orange shirt and baseball cap and a white jacket looks at the camera. He has glasses and short facial hair. Three women stand with him, also wearing orange polo shits.

  6. People inspect the damage inside a building following an Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut.

  7. Players of Iran National Football Team celebrate after their teammate Mehdi Taremi (9) scored a goal during a friendly football match against Gambia at Titanic Mardan Palace Sports Complex in Antalya, Turkiye on May 29, 2026.

  8. Three Israeli emergency personnel at the scene of the shooting with a police truck in front of them

  9. Team Iran arrives at Tijuana for World Cup - Tijuana International Airport, Tijuana, Mexico - June 7, 2026

  10. Members of the Iranian football squad are pictured walking on the pitch in a white football kit, at a friendly match in Turkey on 29 May 2026.

  11. The burnt out remains of a car lying on a road in Lebanon, with a recovery vehicle nearby

  12. Fahd Abou Haikal, a Palestinian man comforts his elder son Kinan Abou Haikal after burying his seven-month-old baby Sam Fahd Abou Haikal, in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank

  13. Vessels in Strait of Hormuz off Oman

  14. A Palestinian father stands in a Hebron hospital emergency room with his clothes stained with blood. His his seven-month-old baby was killed by Israeli forces, the Palestinian health ministry said. Photo: 5 June 2026

  15. Zeynab Javadli speaking on a video call.

  16. View from afar of large plumes of smoke rising over buildings struck by Israel in the Nabatieh area, southern Lebanon (4 January 2026)

  17. Zeynab Javadli speaking on a video call.

  18. Scattered belongings and debris in an apartment building that was hit in an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, northern Gaza (4 June 2026)

  19. The suspect, standing for his drivers license photo

  20. Mohammed Algasim has black hair combed back and a moustache. He is wearing a white shirt and smiling while sitting at a restaurant table.

  21. John Sudworth points towards rubble, the remains of a building, in Dahieh

  22. Three men and one woman, all dressed in suits, sit at a long table in front of the US, Israeli and Lebanese flags.

  23. The U.S. Capitol Building is seen on a clear, spring day on May 30, 2026 in Washington, DC

  24. A huge plume of smoke and fire is visible over a series of warehouse buildings.