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A picture taken early on May 12, 2021, shows a huge crater in the main street in Gaza City, following Israeli airstrikes on the Hamas-run territory overnight. Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip have hit the homes of high-ranking members of the Hamas militant group, the military said Wednesday, with the territory's police headquarters also targeted.

IDF arrests senior Hamas official in West Bank

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Kharg

Iran navy's largest ship sinks after fire in Gulf of Oman

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Kochavi

Israeli officials play down IDF chief’s comments about bombed Gaza tower

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Syria joins WHO’s leadership board

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A worker of the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA looks at the Iranian-flagged oil tanker Fortune as it docks at the El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello in the northern state of Carabobo, Venezuela, on May 25, 2020.

Iran urges countries to be 'cautious' after report of Venezuela-bound ships

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Joe Biden

Biden condemns anti-Semitic attacks against American Jews

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Turkish money exchange

Turkey’s currency plummets to historic low

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A man passes by a Turkish anti riot police officer stands guard during the Friday prayers during the inauguration of a 4000-capacity mosque in Istanbul's iconic Taksim square on May 28, 2021.

Turkish president unveils new mosque in heart of Istanbul

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Syria's Assad wins fourth term in election US calls fraudulent

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People hold placards to express their support for Ethiopia's mega-dam on the Blue Nile River as faithfuls gather to attend the Eid al-Fitr morning prayer sermon at a soccer stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on May 13, 2021 as Muslims across the globe mark the end of the Holy month of Ramadan.

Ethiopia’s reported filling of Nile dam heats up tensions with Egypt, Sudan

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a memorial ceremony for the fallen of the Altalena at the Nachalat Yitzhak cemetery in the coastal city of Tel Aviv, on May 26, 2021.

Netanyahu blasts UN right council's probe as 'shameful'

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A Palestinian worker inspects the damage at a factory in Gaza's industrial area, on May 25, 2021, which was hit by Israeli strikes prior to a cease-fire ending 11 days of deadly violence between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement which runs the enclave.

A look at which countries have pledged money to Gaza

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AL-MONITOR Staff