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Iraqi security officers stand guard at the site near Baghdad International Airport where Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. drone strike, during a visit by Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026.

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Israel's military to investigate Gaza attacks, and other major developments in the Middle East

Israel's military to investigate Gaza attacks, and other major developments in the Middle East

The Israeli military plans a criminal investigation into the killings of a 5-year-old Palestinian girl and her family, as well as 15 paramedics in Gaza. Wednesday's decision follows reviews of 150 incidents of troop conduct during the Gaza war. Meanwhile, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf is visiting neighboring Iraq for three days to meet with officials and leaders of an Iran-backed political coalition. Deadly Israeli airstrikes continue in Gaza. And France's government has announced the expulsion of two Iranian diplomats in response to the expulsion of French diplomats from Iran earlier this week.