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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Boys play soccer across a field using Hoshyar Ali's prosthetic legs as goal posts in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. Hoshyar Ali has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali sits in the driver's seat of a car in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali stands among landmines and a warning sign in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali bends over to inspect a landmine on a hillside in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Six boys walk across a field carrying Hoshyar Ali's prosthetic legs in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. Hoshyar Ali has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Four anti-personnel landmines are displayed on a wooden shelf in Hoshyar Ali's room, turned museum, in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Prosthetic legs and a crutch are displayed in front of a shelf of deactivated explosives in Hoshyar Ali's room, turned museum, in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Four anti-personnel landmines are displayed on a wooden shelf in Hoshyar Ali's room, turned museum, in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali holds a deactivated explosive device in his room, turned museum, in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

A triangular danger sign is placed near a missile casing collected by Hoshyar Ali in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Six deactivated rusty mortar shells collected by Hoshyar Ali rest near a concrete wall in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali sits in his room, now a museum filled with deactivated explosives and awards, with his two prosthetic legs beside him, in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali holds a tool and a knife while sitting near landmines on a hillside in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali uses a mine detector to find landmines on a hillside in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali sits on a metal-framed bed, with pictures of his achievements on the wall, and gives a V sign in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali sits in his room, now a museum filled with deactivated explosives and awards, with his two prosthetic legs beside him, in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali stands among landmines and a warning sign in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

A landmine uncovered by Hoshyar Ali remains partially buried in rocky soil in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Staff in Protective Suits Torch Giant Wasp Hive in Nanning

On October 29, 2025, in Nanning, Guangxi, a video captured staff members in full protective suits using fire to destroy a massive wasp nest attached to the exterior wall of a local college. Flames engulfed the hive as smoke rose, while the workers carefully controlled the blaze to prevent it from spreading.

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Conference to support mine removal in Ukraine

Attendees pose for a photo in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2025, as the Japanese government hosts an international conference to discuss ways to remove mines in Ukraine. Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (1st row, 5th from L) attended the meeting.

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Debris Removal Operations Underway - Gaza City

People are seen on a street with destroyed buildings in Gaza City, on Oct. 19, 2025. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Sunday that it had launched a new wave of strikes against Hamas militant targets in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the statement, the strikes were led by the IDF's Southern Command "following a ceasefire violation earlier in the day." Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Debris Removal Operations Underway - Gaza City

A heavy machinery removes debris from a street in Gaza City, on Oct. 19, 2025. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Sunday that it had launched a new wave of strikes against Hamas militant targets in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the statement, the strikes were led by the IDF's Southern Command "following a ceasefire violation earlier in the day." Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Debris Removal Operations Underway - Gaza City

People are seen on a street with destroyed buildings in Gaza City, on Oct. 19, 2025. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Sunday that it had launched a new wave of strikes against Hamas militant targets in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the statement, the strikes were led by the IDF's Southern Command "following a ceasefire violation earlier in the day." Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Debris Removal Operations Underway - Gaza City

A man walks on a street with destroyed buildings in Gaza City, on Oct. 19, 2025. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Sunday that it had launched a new wave of strikes against Hamas militant targets in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the statement, the strikes were led by the IDF's Southern Command "following a ceasefire violation earlier in the day." Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Debris Removal Operations Underway - Gaza City

People are seen on a street with destroyed buildings in Gaza City, on Oct. 19, 2025. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Sunday that it had launched a new wave of strikes against Hamas militant targets in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the statement, the strikes were led by the IDF's Southern Command "following a ceasefire violation earlier in the day." Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Debris Removal Operations Underway - Gaza City

A heavy machinery removes debris from a street in Gaza City, on Oct. 19, 2025. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Sunday that it had launched a new wave of strikes against Hamas militant targets in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the statement, the strikes were led by the IDF's Southern Command "following a ceasefire violation earlier in the day." Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Debris Removal Operations Underway - Gaza City

People are seen on destroyed buildings in Gaza City, on Oct. 19, 2025. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Sunday that it had launched a new wave of strikes against Hamas militant targets in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the statement, the strikes were led by the IDF's Southern Command "following a ceasefire violation earlier in the day." Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Debris Removal Operations Underway - Gaza City

A man walks on a street with destroyed buildings in Gaza City, on Oct. 19, 2025. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Sunday that it had launched a new wave of strikes against Hamas militant targets in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the statement, the strikes were led by the IDF's Southern Command "following a ceasefire violation earlier in the day." Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Debris Removal Operations Underway - Gaza City

A heavy machinery removes debris from a street in Gaza City, on Oct. 19, 2025. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Sunday that it had launched a new wave of strikes against Hamas militant targets in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the statement, the strikes were led by the IDF's Southern Command "following a ceasefire violation earlier in the day." Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Debris Removal Operations Underway - Gaza City

People are seen on a street with destroyed buildings in Gaza City, on Oct. 19, 2025. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Sunday that it had launched a new wave of strikes against Hamas militant targets in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the statement, the strikes were led by the IDF's Southern Command "following a ceasefire violation earlier in the day." Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Streets Debris Removal

Palestinians watch a bulldozer deployed by the Gaza Municipality to clear building rubble from main axes and streets in Gaza City, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions, on October 14, 2025. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Streets Debris Removal

Displaced people transport their belongings on a donkey cart, past bulldozers deployed by the Gaza Municipality on their way to clear building rubble from main axes and streets in Gaza City, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions, on October 14, 2025. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Streets Debris Removal

Amidst a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian groups, on October 14, 2025, displaced people carry their belongings past bulldozers deployed by the Gaza Municipality on their way to clear building rubble from the main thoroughfares and streets of Gaza City. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Streets Debris Removal

Palestinians watch a bulldozer deployed by the Gaza Municipality to clear building rubble from main axes and streets in Gaza City, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions, on October 14, 2025. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Streets Debris Removal

Amidst a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian groups, on October 14, 2025, displaced people carry their belongings past bulldozers deployed by the Gaza Municipality on their way to clear building rubble from the main thoroughfares and streets of Gaza City. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Streets Debris Removal

Palestinians walks past bulldozers the Gaza Municipality prepared to deploy to clear building rubble from main axes and streets in Gaza City, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions, on October 14, 2025. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Streets Debris Removal

Palestinians watch a bulldozer deployed by the Gaza Municipality to clear building rubble from main axes and streets in Gaza City, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions, on October 14, 2025. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Streets Debris Removal

Bulldozers deployed by the Gaza Municipality drive past displaced people, on their way to clear building rubble from main axes and streets in Gaza City, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions, on October 14, 2025. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Streets Debris Removal

A bulldozer deployed by the Gaza Municipality clears building rubble from main axes and streets in Gaza City, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions, on October 14, 2025. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Streets Debris Removal

Bulldozers of the Gaza Municipality await deployment to clear building rubble from main axes and streets in Gaza City, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions, on October 14, 2025. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Streets Debris Removal

Palestinians gather around as Gaza Municipality staff prepare to deploy bulldozers to clear building rubble from main axes and streets in Gaza City, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions, on October 14, 2025. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Streets Debris Removal

Palestinians walks past bulldozers the Gaza Municipality prepared to deploy to clear building rubble from main axes and streets in Gaza City, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions, on October 14, 2025. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Streets Debris Removal

A bulldozer deployed by the Gaza Municipality clears building rubble from main axes and streets in Gaza City, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions, on October 14, 2025. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Streets Debris Removal

Palestinians gather around as Gaza Municipality staff prepare to deploy bulldozers to clear building rubble from main axes and streets in Gaza City, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions, on October 14, 2025. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Streets Debris Removal

Palestinians watch a bulldozer deployed by the Gaza Municipality to clear building rubble from main axes and streets in Gaza City, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions, on October 14, 2025. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Streets Debris Removal

Palestinians gather around as Gaza Municipality staff prepare to deploy bulldozers to clear building rubble from main axes and streets in Gaza City, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions, on October 14, 2025. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Streets Debris Removal

Palestinians watch a bulldozer deployed by the Gaza Municipality to clear building rubble from main axes and streets in Gaza City, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions, on October 14, 2025. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Streets Debris Removal

Palestinians gather around as Gaza Municipality staff prepare to deploy bulldozers to clear building rubble from main axes and streets in Gaza City, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions, on October 14, 2025. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Streets Debris Removal

Palestinians gather around as Gaza Municipality staff prepare to deploy bulldozers to clear building rubble from main axes and streets in Gaza City, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions, on October 14, 2025. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Streets Debris Removal

Bulldozers of the Gaza Municipality await deployment to clear building rubble from main axes and streets in Gaza City, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions, on October 14, 2025. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM