The withdrawal, agreed on two years ago, comes against the backdrop of the U.S. war with Iran that has also sometimes spilled over into Iraq.

The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which links the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean, is a new tinderbox in the Iran war.

An Israeli soldier posted on social media a photo of a bound and blindfolded young man. A Palestinian family believes it shows their missing son.

The ancient statues of the deities Heket and Beset, too heavy to move, were used for target practice.