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 | Oct 31, 2025 
 A soccer governing body that both countries have helped bankroll gave them extra rest and home-field advantage to set up World Cup qualification.
 
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 | Oct 30, 2025 
 Hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Jerusalem on Thursday to protest against efforts to end an exemption from military service for Israel's Haredi religious students.
 
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 | Oct 30, 2025 
 Mass demonstrations are planned in Jerusalem on Thursday against efforts to end a decades-old exemption from military service for Israel's Haredi religious students.
 
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 | Oct 30, 2025 
 More than 400,000 Syrians have been displaced in the year since the civil war ended, according to the United Nations, driven by a mix of sectarian violence, acts of revenge and property disputes.
 
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 | Oct 29, 2025 
 The visit by the envoy, Morgan Ortagus, coincided with a spike in Israeli attacks on Hezbollah in recent weeks that has stoked fears of a renewed conflict.
 
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 | Oct 29, 2025 
 Noam Shuster Eliassi spreads the message that Palestinians and Israelis should live as equals.
 
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 | Oct 29, 2025 
 Israel said the cease-fire had resumed after what appeared to be the deadliest day since the truce deal was agreed this month.
 
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 | Oct 28, 2025 
 The office of the Israeli prime minister said Tuesday evening that he had ordered "forceful strikes," accusing Hamas of firing on Israeli troops and failing to return hostages' bodies.
 
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 | Oct 28, 2025 
 The office of the Israeli Prime Minister said on Tuesday evening that he had ordered "forceful strikes" after Hamas fired on Israeli troops and failed to return hostages' bodies.
 
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 | Oct 28, 2025 
 Weeks into a tenuous cease-fire with Hamas, the office of the Israeli Prime Minister said on Tuesday evening that he had ordered "forceful strikes" in Gaza.
 
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 | Oct 28, 2025 
 The kingdom is pouring money into data centers and working with U.S. and Chinese tech giants, landing its A.I. ambitions in the middle of a geopolitical tussle for tech power.
 
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 | Oct 28, 2025 
 A militant group allied with Hamas confirmed the deaths, which were part of an increase in fighting in the Palestinian territory during a surge of settler violence.
 
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 | Oct 28, 2025 
 Aid to the devastated territory has increased since the cease-fire took effect and prices have fallen. But many trucks going into Gaza are bringing food and commercial goods to sell that most people cannot afford.
 
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 | Oct 28, 2025 
 The smaller, less visited parts of the United Arab Emirates offer a window into the past of a country whose riches once came largely from pearls.
 
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 | Oct 27, 2025 
 Qualcomm, which is known for its chips in smartphones, also announced a deal with Humain, a Saudi-backed A.I. company. The news sent Qualcomm's share price soaring.
 
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 | Oct 27, 2025 
 Since an Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal came into effect, the U.S. effort to sustain it appears to have constrained Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
 
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 | Oct 27, 2025 
 Since an Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal came into effect, the U.S. effort to sustain it appears to have constrained Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
 
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 | Oct 27, 2025 
 The kingdom is pouring money into data centers and working with U.S. and Chinese tech giants, landing its A.I. ambitions in the middle of a geopolitical tussle for tech power.
 
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 | Oct 27, 2025 
 A U.S. colonel has gone public with his concern that official findings about the 2022 killing of a Palestinian American reporter were soft-pedaled to appease Israel.
 
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 | Oct 26, 2025 
 Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, clarified a succession plan after more than two decades in control. He said if he vacated his role, his deputy would rule for a short period until elections could be held.
 
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 | Oct 26, 2025 
 The assistance is part of an international effort to reinforce the fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
 
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 | Oct 26, 2025 
 As a guarantor of the cease-fire, Turkey is keen to play a role in Gaza's future, seeing political and economic benefits. Israel is having none of it.
 
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 | Oct 24, 2025 
 Basketball and Dua Lipa are on the schedule during a New York jaunt with the Nobel laureate, whose intimate memoir finds her juggling activism and married life.
 
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 | Oct 24, 2025 
 The surveillance missions are part of a U.S.-led international effort to ensure the fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas holds.
 
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 | Oct 24, 2025 
 Under the cease-fire deal, Israel released 250 Palestinians serving long sentences for violent attacks. More than 1,700 others had been detained in Gaza and held without charge.
 
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 | Oct 24, 2025 
 There are many questions about whether a plan to rebuild Israeli-held parts of the enclave is feasible or doomed from the outset.
 
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 | Oct 24, 2025 
 Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during a visit to Israel that the State Department would increase its presence at a center set up to monitor the peace deal.
 
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 | Oct 24, 2025 
 There are many questions about whether the idea is feasible or doomed from the outset.
 
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 | Oct 24, 2025 
 Under the cease-fire deal, Israel released 250 Palestinians serving long sentences for violent attacks. More than 1,700 others had been detained in Gaza and held without charge.
 
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 | Oct 23, 2025 
 Vice President JD Vance also called symbolic votes in Israel's Parliament to take territory a "very stupid political stunt."
 
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 | Oct 23, 2025 
 Vice President JD Vance calls symbolic votes in Israel's Parliament to annex West Bank territory a "very stupid political stunt."
 
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 | Oct 23, 2025 
 Before boarding a plane for Israel, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that U.N. backing was a potential next step to deploying an international stabilization force to the war-torn enclave.
 
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 | Oct 23, 2025 
 The sea looks the same. So does the sand. But in Egypt, two beach communities not far from each other have decidedly different ideas about fun.
 
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 | Oct 22, 2025 
 Under the terms of a cease-fire deal, Israel and Hamas have been exchanging remains, but Gaza's medical authorities have not been able to identify many of them.
 
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 | Oct 22, 2025 
 The International Court of Justice said Israel should work with U.N. agencies, not hinder their relief efforts in Gaza. The court's opinions are not legally binding but carry symbolic weight.
 
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 | Oct 22, 2025 
 Vice President JD Vance, on the second day of a trip to the country, said recent visits by top American officials were to monitor the cease-fire, but not "in the sense of, you know, you monitor a toddler."
 
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 | Oct 22, 2025 
 Ten months after rebels toppled the long-entrenched Assad regime, little-checked bloodshed has led many Syrians to abandon hope that the years of brutality may be over.
 
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 | Oct 21, 2025 
 Israel and Gaza have signed a cease-fire that mediators hope will bring two years of deadly war to an end. The deal is based on the first phase of President Trump's plan, but Phase 2 remains uncertain. David Halbfinger, our Jerusalem bureau chief, walks us through the four main stumbling blocks ahead.
 
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 | Oct 21, 2025 
 The family of Bipin Joshi, a student, had campaigned internationally for his release and had held out hope until the end that after two years in Gaza, he would return alive.
 
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 | Oct 21, 2025 
 The Trump peace plan calls for an international security force in the Gaza Strip, but countries that might send troops are wary of danger, an unclear mission and being seen as occupiers.
 
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 | Oct 21, 2025 
 With the cease-fire deal under strain, Vice President JD Vance is set to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other leaders.
 
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 | Oct 21, 2025 
 With the cease-fire deal under strain, Vice President JD Vance is set to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other leaders.
 
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 | Oct 20, 2025 
 The Trump administration strategy is to try to keep Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel from resuming an all-out assault against Hamas, U.S. officials said.
 
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 | Oct 20, 2025 
 Rear Adm. Ali Shamkhani oversaw a brutal crackdown on women, but traditional notions of Islamic morality were little on display at his daughter's wedding.
 
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 | Oct 20, 2025 
 The Trump administration strategy is to try to keep Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel from resuming an all-out assault against Hamas, U.S. officials said.
 
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 | Oct 20, 2025 
 The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has suspended its aid operations because of the cease-fire, but it is also running low on funds and faces logistical obstacles to resuming its work.
 
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 | Oct 20, 2025 
 A round of violence on Sunday was short-lived, but analysts expect more tensions between Israel and Palestinian militants that will put the truce under strain.
 
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 | Oct 20, 2025 
 A round of violence on Sunday was short-lived, but analysts expect more tensions between Israel and Palestinian militants that will put the truce under strain.
 
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 | Oct 20, 2025 
 Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law, had a single goal: Get to a yes first, and hash out the details later. Tyler Pager, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, describes Mr. Kushner's role in cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas.
 
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 | Oct 19, 2025 
 Israel launched a wave of attacks on Gaza after accusing Palestinian militants of attacking its forces across cease-fire lines. Both sides say they are still committed to the truce.
 
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 | Oct 19, 2025 
 A single photograph of Palestinians besieging an aid convoy after the new cease-fire took hold in Gaza makes clear how much work lies ahead in the enclave.
 
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 | Oct 19, 2025 
 Israel launched airstrikes on Gaza after it accused Palestinian militants of attacking its forces across cease-fire lines.
 
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 | Oct 19, 2025 
 Residents who have gone back to the battered north of the territory after the cease-fire say it is a wasteland that will take years to rebuild.
 
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 | Oct 18, 2025 
 Gaza's rescue service said at least nine people were killed in the strike in northern Gaza on Friday, a week after Israeli forces withdrew to agreed-upon lines.
 
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 | Oct 18, 2025 
 Gaza's rescue service said at least nine people were killed in the strike in northern Gaza on Friday, a week after Israeli forces withdrew to agreed-upon lines.
 
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 | Oct 18, 2025 
 The conflict over compulsory service for the nation's ultra-Orthodox has become a stand-in for a larger struggle over the country's right-wing, religious turn — and could determine its future.
 
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 | Oct 17, 2025 
 A single photograph of Palestinians besieging an aid convoy after the new cease-fire took hold in Gaza makes clear how much work lies ahead in the enclave.
 
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 | Oct 17, 2025 
 Since its brief June war with Israel, Iran has throttled internet traffic and jammed GPS, making day-to-day tasks online a struggle and prompting Iranians' fears of greater surveillance.
 
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 | Oct 17, 2025 
 Since its brief June war with Israel, Iran has throttled internet traffic and jammed GPS, making day-to-day tasks online challenging and prompting fears of greater surveillance.
 
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 | Oct 17, 2025 
 Confrontation has shadowed Israeli teams' games in Europe since the start of the Gaza war. Local authorities sought to bar visiting fans at a game in central England next month.
 
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 | Oct 17, 2025 
 A man was in custody after federal prosecutors accused him of joining Gazan militants in attacking Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. He was also accused of lying to obtain a U.S. visa.
 
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 | Oct 17, 2025 
 Some Saudis see the provocative brand's appearance as one more example of the kingdom's pursuit of cultural cachet. But some critics see incongruity in such pairings.
 
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 | Oct 17, 2025 
 Some former captives have been sent home from the hospital. But a doctor said they all had "endured untold adversity," as details emerge of their time in Gaza's tunnels.
 
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 | Oct 17, 2025 
 Since its brief June war with Israel, Iran has throttled internet traffic and jammed GPS, making day-to-day tasks online almost impossible and prompting Iranians' fears of greater surveillance.
 
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 | Oct 16, 2025 
 The president later clarified that the United States would not be involved in such an action.
 
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 | Oct 16, 2025 
 Israel and Hamas have reached a cease-fire deal in Gaza, but the hard part starts now. David Sanger of The New York Times describes the major obstacles to further agreement about Gaza's immediate future.
 
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 | Oct 16, 2025 
 It was unclear when Maj. Gen. Mohammed al-Ghomari was killed, or by whom, but Israel appeared to claim the killing.
 
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 | Oct 16, 2025 
 Unresolved issues — mainly over the exchange of hostage and prisoner remains — threaten to destabilize the fragile agreement.
 
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 | Oct 16, 2025 
 Ceremonies took place on Thursday to commemorate two years since the surprise attack on southern Israel, according to the Jewish calendar.
 
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 | Oct 16, 2025 
 As Syria's regime collapsed, the world's eyes were on Bashar al-Assad's getaway flight. Behind him, officials key to his brutal rule made a mass exodus, virtually undetected.
 
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 | Oct 16, 2025 
 New York Times reporters compiled a wide array of clues to uncover what happened to Bashar al-Assad's key enforcers after the fall of the regime.
 
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 | Oct 15, 2025 
 With the bodies of 10 people returned from Gaza, Israelis elated by the release of hostages began mourning those who did not make it home alive.
 
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 | Oct 15, 2025 
 The Palestinian militant group said it needed special equipment to locate and extract the remaining remains.
 
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 | Oct 15, 2025 
 The Palestinian militant group said it needed special equipment to locate and extract the remaining remains.
 
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 | Oct 15, 2025 
 A video this week captured Hamas fighters in Gaza executing Palestinian rivals as the militant group tries to assert that it is still the dominant force in the territory after two years of war with Israel.
 
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 | Oct 15, 2025 
 Hamas has handed over the bodies of eight people, but says it is struggling to find the remains of others in Gaza after two years of war.
 
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 | Oct 15, 2025 
 President Ahmed al-Shara is making his first trip to Moscow, which backed the regime his rebels overthrew. Both sides have reasons to put the past aside.
 
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 | Oct 15, 2025 
 The enduring animosity between the United States and Iran is reflected inside the walls of the former U.S. embassy in Tehran, now turned into a museum of anti-American propaganda. U.S. involvement in the June Iran-Israel war has resurfaced that shared past.
 
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 | Oct 15, 2025 
 A deep sense of unease has gripped Iran since American and Israeli airstrikes in June, but on a recent visit to the capital, we found that many Iranians seemed to be just trying to get by.
 
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 | Oct 14, 2025 
 The cease-fire talks in Egypt showed that with pressure on Hamas and Israel, seemingly huge impediments could be overcome or set aside.
 
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 | Oct 14, 2025 
 Israelis were angered that Hamas handed over only four bodies out of some two dozen left in Gaza. But the devastation in the enclave complicates the task of retrieving all the remains.
 
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 | Oct 14, 2025 
 The cease-fire talks in Egypt showed that with pressure on Hamas and Israel, seemingly huge impediments could be overcome or set aside.
 
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 | Oct 14, 2025 
 Gianni Infantino, the head of soccer's global governing body, frequently appears alongside President Trump at events outside the realm of sports.
 
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 | Oct 14, 2025 
 Hamas released hostages and agreed to abide by a cease-fire, but persuading it to lay down its arms is another matter.
 
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 | Oct 14, 2025 
 Hamas released hostages and agreed to abide by a cease-fire, but persuading it to lay down its arms is another matter.
 
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 | Oct 14, 2025 
 The return of the remains of four former captives has spurred anger that more were not retrieved. The devastation to Gaza is likely to make the task especially hard.
 
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 | Oct 14, 2025 
 Hamas released hostages and agreed to abide by a cease-fire, but persuading it to lay down its arms is another matter.
 
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 | Oct 13, 2025 
 With the release from Gaza of the last surviving captives, many Israelis said it was time for the country to heal after years of polarizing war.
 
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 | Oct 13, 2025 
 The document from a summit in Egypt left many questions unanswered.
 
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 | Oct 13, 2025 
 The Palestinian leader was recently denied a U.S. visa, preventing him from going to the United Nations last month to witness the recognition of a Palestinian state by several nations.
 
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 | Oct 13, 2025 
 With Hamas freeing the last 20 living Israeli hostages and Israel releasing some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, President Trump proclaimed an ‘end' to the war, but big questions about Gaza's future remain.
 
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 | Oct 13, 2025 
 The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has been on trial for corruption since 2020, battling charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate but related cases.
 
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 | Oct 13, 2025 
 With the releases, Israelis basked in a joyous moment of unifying national redemption after months of agonizing, polarizing war.
 
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 | Oct 13, 2025 
 Except for brief references, President Trump did not talk about what it would take to rebuild Gaza or the future of the Palestinian people.
 
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 | Oct 13, 2025 
 The diplomatic deals that opened ties between Israel and several Arab countries were hailed as a landmark moment, but have failed to bring peace to the Middle East.
 
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 | Oct 13, 2025 
 The conference has been billed as aimed at ending the war in Gaza. The president of the Palestinian Authority was expected to attend, but Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said he would not.
 
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