"16 October"

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17 February 2026

A mobile phone with the WhatsApp logo and a Palestinian flag are seen in this illustration photo taken in Warsaw, Poland on 16 February, 2026. Hamas used coded WhatsApp emojis and SIM card swaps to mobilize operatives undetected before the October 7 attack, according to an IDF investigation — which also found that an intelligence officer had repeatedly warned commanders of the impending assault months earlier, but was largely ignored.

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17 February 2026

A mobile phone with the WhatsApp logo and a Palestinian flag are seen in this illustration photo taken in Warsaw, Poland on 16 February, 2026. Hamas used coded WhatsApp emojis and SIM card swaps to mobilize operatives undetected before the October 7 attack, according to an IDF investigation — which also found that an intelligence officer had repeatedly warned commanders of the impending assault months earlier, but was largely ignored.

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17 February 2026

A mobile phone with the WhatsApp logo and a Palestinian flag are seen in this illustration photo taken in Warsaw, Poland on 16 February, 2026. Hamas used coded WhatsApp emojis and SIM card swaps to mobilize operatives undetected before the October 7 attack, according to an IDF investigation — which also found that an intelligence officer had repeatedly warned commanders of the impending assault months earlier, but was largely ignored.

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17 February 2026

A mobile phone with the WhatsApp logo and a Palestinian flag are seen in this illustration photo taken in Warsaw, Poland on 16 February, 2026. Hamas used coded WhatsApp emojis and SIM card swaps to mobilize operatives undetected before the October 7 attack, according to an IDF investigation — which also found that an intelligence officer had repeatedly warned commanders of the impending assault months earlier, but was largely ignored.

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17 February 2026

A mobile phone with the WhatsApp logo and a Palestinian flag are seen in this illustration photo taken in Warsaw, Poland on 16 February, 2026. Hamas used coded WhatsApp emojis and SIM card swaps to mobilize operatives undetected before the October 7 attack, according to an IDF investigation — which also found that an intelligence officer had repeatedly warned commanders of the impending assault months earlier, but was largely ignored.

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16 February 2026

Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), visits Gaza City, on February 16, 2026. A US-brokered ceasefire, which seeks to halt the fighting between Israel and Hamas sparked by the group's October 2023 attack, takes effect last October, reducing the level of bombing and fighting in the Gaza Strip.

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16 February 2026

Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), visits Gaza City, on February 16, 2026. A US-brokered ceasefire, which seeks to halt the fighting between Israel and Hamas sparked by the group's October 2023 attack, takes effect last October, reducing the level of bombing and fighting in the Gaza Strip.

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16 February 2026

Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), chats with Palestinian children during a visit in Gaza City, on February 16, 2026. A US-brokered ceasefire, which seeks to halt the fighting between Israel and Hamas sparked by the group's October 2023 attack, takes effect last October, reducing the level of bombing and fighting in the Gaza Strip.

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16 February 2026

Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), chats with Palestinian children during a visit in Gaza City, on February 16, 2026. A US-brokered ceasefire, which seeks to halt the fighting between Israel and Hamas sparked by the group's October 2023 attack, takes effect last October, reducing the level of bombing and fighting in the Gaza Strip.

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16 February 2026

Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), chats with Palestinian children during a visit in Gaza City, on February 16, 2026. A US-brokered ceasefire, which seeks to halt the fighting between Israel and Hamas sparked by the group's October 2023 attack, takes effect last October, reducing the level of bombing and fighting in the Gaza Strip.

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16 February 2026

Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), chats with Palestinian children during a visit in Gaza City, on February 16, 2026. A US-brokered ceasefire, which seeks to halt the fighting between Israel and Hamas sparked by the group's October 2023 attack, takes effect last October, reducing the level of bombing and fighting in the Gaza Strip.

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16 February 2026

Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), chats with Palestinian children during a visit in Gaza City, on February 16, 2026. A US-brokered ceasefire, which seeks to halt the fighting between Israel and Hamas sparked by the group's October 2023 attack, takes effect last October, reducing the level of bombing and fighting in the Gaza Strip.

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16 February 2026

Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), walks with locals and officials during a visit in Gaza City, on February 16, 2026. A US-brokered ceasefire, which seeks to halt the fighting between Israel and Hamas sparked by the group's October 2023 attack, takes effect last October, reducing the level of bombing and fighting in the Gaza Strip.

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16 February 2026

Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), walks with locals and officials during a visit in Gaza City, on February 16, 2026. A US-brokered ceasefire, which seeks to halt the fighting between Israel and Hamas sparked by the group's October 2023 attack, takes effect last October, reducing the level of bombing and fighting in the Gaza Strip.

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16 February 2026

Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), walks with locals and officials during a visit in Gaza City, on February 16, 2026. A US-brokered ceasefire, which seeks to halt the fighting between Israel and Hamas sparked by the group's October 2023 attack, takes effect last October, reducing the level of bombing and fighting in the Gaza Strip.

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16 February 2026

Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), walks with locals and officials during a visit in Gaza City, on February 16, 2026. A US-brokered ceasefire, which seeks to halt the fighting between Israel and Hamas sparked by the group's October 2023 attack, takes effect last October, reducing the level of bombing and fighting in the Gaza Strip.

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