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href="/content/1c8e61be-0e17-4860-b8ed-34078b73b910" data-trackable="heading-link" class="js-teaser-heading-link">Hamas says it will continue releasing Israeli hostages</a></div></div><div class="o-teaser__image-container js-teaser-image-container"><a href="/content/1c8e61be-0e17-4860-b8ed-34078b73b910" data-trackable="image-link" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"><div class="o-teaser__image-placeholder"><img class="o-teaser__image" src="https://www.ft.com/__origami/service/image/v2/images/raw/https%3A%2F%2Fd1e00ek4ebabms.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2Fb6ef0572-af4b-4c49-b408-4b90c8b326e9.jpg?source=next&fit=scale-down&dpr=2&width=340" alt=""/></div></a></div></div></div><div class="container__item flow-ln-2 LX:flow-ln-4"><div class="o-teaser o-teaser--small o-teaser--stacked o-teaser--has-image js-teaser" data-id="be852fec-d1df-4131-9e3f-23b1a0897f5b"><div class="o-teaser__content"><div class="o-teaser__meta"><a class="o-teaser__tag" data-trackable="teaser-tag" href="/saudi-arabia" aria-label="Category: Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></div><div class="o-teaser__heading"><a href="/content/be852fec-d1df-4131-9e3f-23b1a0897f5b" data-trackable="heading-link" class="js-teaser-heading-link">Saudi Arabia launches ferocious state media attack on Netanyahu</a></div></div><div class="o-teaser__image-container js-teaser-image-container"><a href="/content/be852fec-d1df-4131-9e3f-23b1a0897f5b" data-trackable="image-link" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"><div class="o-teaser__image-placeholder"><img class="o-teaser__image" src="https://www.ft.com/__origami/service/image/v2/images/raw/https%3A%2F%2Fd1e00ek4ebabms.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F7d12639f-02f6-4284-ba5c-f9913e780fc6.jpg?source=next&fit=scale-down&dpr=2&width=340" alt=""/></div></a></div></div></div></div><h2 class="o-teaser-collection__heading heading-level--h2" id="--gaza">Gaza</h2><div class="container container--w-div flow-row"><div class="container__item flow-ln-2 LX:flow-ln-4"><div class="o-teaser 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his reckless plan for Gaza</a></div></div><div class="o-teaser__image-container js-teaser-image-container"><a href="/content/1caaae1e-6d63-4536-918c-a108935a402a" data-trackable="image-link" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"><div class="o-teaser__image-placeholder"><img class="o-teaser__image" src="https://www.ft.com/__origami/service/image/v2/images/raw/https%3A%2F%2Fd1e00ek4ebabms.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2Faef4f3f6-9515-4d4c-a993-d2ec8b18a4f5.jpg?source=next&fit=scale-down&dpr=2&width=340" alt=""/></div></a></div></div></div></div><h2 class="o-teaser-collection__heading heading-level--h2" id="--syria">Syria</h2><div class="container container--w-div flow-row"><div class="container__item flow-ln-2 LX:flow-ln-4"><div class="o-teaser o-teaser--small o-teaser--stacked o-teaser--has-image js-teaser" data-id="20ae87d5-d7a3-4b98-9fba-c8d88401f0cb"><div class="o-teaser__content"><div class="o-teaser__meta"><a class="o-teaser__tag" data-trackable="teaser-tag" href="/syria" 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is using cash and WhatsApp groups to shore up power</a></div></div><div class="o-teaser__image-container js-teaser-image-container"><a href="/content/6f67322f-bd89-4e50-873c-b8ed576cbd4d" data-trackable="image-link" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"><div class="o-teaser__image-placeholder"><img class="o-teaser__image" src="https://www.ft.com/__origami/service/image/v2/images/raw/https%3A%2F%2Fd1e00ek4ebabms.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F3f1d0ef5-ac86-41dc-942b-309004681bf0.jpg?source=next&fit=scale-down&dpr=2&width=340" alt=""/></div></a></div></div></div><div class="container__item flow-ln-2 LX:flow-ln-4"><div class="o-teaser o-teaser--small o-teaser--stacked o-teaser--has-image js-teaser" data-id="03961046-fa23-4e74-b70e-93b43c393569"><div class="o-teaser__content"><div class="o-teaser__meta"><a class="o-teaser__tag" data-trackable="teaser-tag" href="/middle-east-war" aria-label="Category: Middle East war">Middle East war</a></div><div class="o-teaser__heading"><a 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