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  1. Three Israeli settlers stand outside houses after the reopening of a settlement at Ganim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on 13 August. One is a man armed with a rifle. The image has a blue border with the BBC Verify logo in the the top left corner.

  2. John Chapman, James Henderson and James Kirby were among the seven World Central Kitchen workers killed in Israeli strikes

  3. An Israeli settler in a white shirt and carrying a gun walks in front of a wall

  4. US President Donald Trump during a Cabinet meeting in on 27 May 2026

  5. Trump, wearing a suit and no tie and a white "USA" hat, descending from airplane steps

  6. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent addresses members of the media on the lawn outside the White House. He's wearing a light grey suit, white shirt and silver tie

  7. Wide view of a highway near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the area of the so-called E1 project in Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank, taken in February 2026.

  8. Rescuers carry a body bag across rubble

  9. Image of five-year-old Hind Rajab, who has long brown hair. She has a pink flowery headband and is wearing a pink t-shirt.

  10. Wide view of a highway near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the area of the so-called E1 project in Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank, taken in February 2026.

  11. A smiling woman with long black hair.

  12. Hind Rajab smiles at the camera. She has long, brown wavy hair and is wearing a pink flower crown on her head. She also has a pink T-shirt and black zip-up on. She is sitting on a chair adorned with garlands of red flowers.

  13. A photo from a cafe in western Gaza, following an Israeli strike, in a BBC Verify branded border.

  14. Close up of a DOJ flag (a rectangular base background of ultramarine blue, bearing an eagle on a shield, a scroll and the inscription 'Department of Justice.' The eagle faces to the left, with its left claw holding 13 arrows with the tips facing down. Its right claw holds an olive branch. The shield consists of a white base, a blue chief and six scarlet stripes. The scroll shall read in bold blue letters, 'QUI PRO DOMINA JUSTITIA SEQUITUR' - meaning, Who for Lady Justice prosecutes) flying in front of the DOJ headquarters

  15. Ahmed al Madhoun smiles as he holds his bike.

  16. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents patrol an airport

  17. An aerial view of the Abu al-Duhur Military Airbase following armed groups opposing the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria capture the airport in southeastern Idlib, Syria on December 04, 2024.

  18. A satellite image of the USS Abraham Lincoln with a green circle around it on the right, and an image of the warship up close on the left.

  19. Trump, wearing a red MAGA cap, walks infront of the Marine Force One helicopter, and waves.

  20. Close up of Jared Kushner, who has short, dark hair and is wearing a dark suit, white shirt and tie.

  21. Photo of a Russian air force Su-24 fighter jet airborne against a clear blue sky.

  22. Bader Al-Akkad, with a bald head and short beard, wears a red football kit and has his arms around his father, who has sunglasses on and a black body warmer, and his mother, who has a white head scarf and a blue top under a brown coat. They are standing in a football ground.

  23. Moroccan security forces monitor dozens of migrants who have gathered on the outskirts of the border town of Castillejos, Morocco

  24. An emergency worker looks through rubble in the aftermath of an airstrike on Ansar in Lebanon