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Leaflets released by the Israeli army fall in the southern Gazan city of Rafah bearing pictures of the remaining hostages held by Hamas in the Palestinian enclave, calling on Gazans to share any information on them. Militants seized about 250 hostages during the October 7 attacks, around 132 of whom Israel says remain in Gaza. At least 27 hostages are believed to have been killed, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli figures. IMAGES
Iraqi forces on Sunday launched an assault to retake Mosul's Old City and push out the Islamic State group, three years after the jihadists seized the city and announced their "caliphate". IMAGES
Advancing Iraq troops broke through Islamic State defense lines in an eastern suburb of Mosul Monday, as the battle for the insurgent stronghold moves inside the city limits. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Iraq's forces resumed their advance on the Islamic State group's bastion of Mosul Monday, aiming to position themselves a few hundred metres from the city's eastern limits. IMAGES
Iraqi army troops on Saturday stormed into a Christian region that has been under Islamic State control since 2014 as part of U.S.-backed operations to clear the entrances to Mosul. Nathan Frandino reports.