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The animals rescued from war zones

Vet Amir Khalil goes into conflict areas to save the zoo animals left behind.

Reporter: Sahar Zand

31 August 2017

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'Welcome to the 803rd Interstellar Song Contest!'

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Glitter to be used to track water vole movement

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Austrian Eurovision winner JJ receives hero's welcome at Vienna airport

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Watch: 'It took me almost 1,000 hours to draw London'

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Tribute unveiled to 'true gentlemen' grocer

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Ros Atkins on... how world leaders are responding to Israel's blockade of Gaza

The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at how world leaders are responding to Israel's blockade of Gaza.

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Middle East
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Watch: UK surgeon shares footage from Gaza hospital after deadly Israeli strike

Tuesday's strike killed 28 people, the Hamas-run civil defence said. Israel says it was a precise strike on Hamas.

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Watch: President Trump arrives in Saudi Arabia

In the first major diplomatic trip during his second term, the president is hoping to secure significant new investment in the US in the four-day trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE.

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Gaza parents desperate as children face starvation under Israeli blockade

The BBC's Fergal Keane reports on the rise of malnutrition in Gaza's children.

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Freed British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari visits Spurs

British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari, 28, who was held captive in Gaza, is visiting the UK for the first time since her release.

11 May 2025
Middle East
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Israel continues to battle raging wildfires

Buildings burn and land is scorched as wildfires spread outside of Jerusalem.

1 May 2025
Middle East
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Moment driver sees huge explosion rip through Iran port

At least four people have been killed and 500 more injured in Bandar Abbas.

26 Apr 2025
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Netanyahu is the first world leader to visit the White House since the US president announced tariffs on global trading partners.

7 Apr 2025
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Video casts doubt on Israeli account of Gaza medic killings

The video was published by the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), which said it was obtained from the phone of a paramedic who was killed.

5 Apr 2025
Middle East
An aerial view image of the damage in the yard of a destroyed school, following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City

Videos show aftermath of Israeli strike on Gaza school-turned-shelter

BBC Verify explains what we know about the incident after reviewing videos that were posted online.

4 Apr 2025
Middle East
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BBC Verify: Assessing Israel's renewed ground operation

Israel has sent more troops into Gaza after resuming airstrikes on what it calls "terror targets".

20 Mar 2025
Middle East
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BBC Verify: Mapping Israel's wave of strikes

More than 400 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. BBC Verify’s Nick Beake has been assessing footage of the strikes and building a picture of the damage done.

18 Mar 2025
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Watch: Explosions over Gaza as Israel launches new strikes against Hamas

The Israeli military says it is hitting "terror targets" across Gaza.

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'They live in big fear': The BBC visits displaced Alawites in Lebanon

Thousands of Syrians have crossed into Lebanon from the provinces of Latakia and Tartus.

10 Mar 2025
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Children evacuated from Gaza for medical treatment

The first of an estimated 2,000 Gazan children needing medical treatment arrive in Jordan.

5 Mar 2025
Middle East
Four of the men were kidnapped on 7 October 2023, while the two have been held for a decade.

Watch: Six Israeli hostages released in Gaza

Four of the men were kidnapped on 7 October 2023, while the two have been held for a decade.

22 Feb 2025
Middle East
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Hostage's grandson: 'That's not the way anyone should die'

The grandson of Oded Lifschitz, whose body was returned to Israel this week, speaks to the BBC.

22 Feb 2025
Middle East
Eleven-year-old Zakaria

Video removed: Boy, 11, living alone in Gaza hospital, has 'witnessed scenes no child should see'

Zakaria, 11, volunteered at a busy Gaza hospital during the war - one of three children in a new BBC documentary.

16 Feb 2025
Middle East
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Watch: Crowds gather to welcome freed Palestinian prisoners

Israel released 369 people on Saturday as Hamas freed three more hostages

15 Feb 2025
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Watch: Celebrations in Israel as three more hostages freed

Alexander Troufanov, Yair Horn and Sagui Dekel-Chen were handed over to the Red Cross on Saturday morning.

15 Feb 2025
Middle East

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