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Added on the 24/12/2023 16:27:07 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Mourners attend the funeral procession of a woman and two children who were killed in an Israeli strike that targeted Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut's southern suburb a day earlier. The Israeli military said its fighter jets "eliminated" Shukr in the area of Beirut, accusing him of being responsible for a rocket strike on the annexed Golan Heights, while a source close to Hezbollah said he was the target but that he survived the strike. IMAGES
Mourners attend the funeral of Israeli army Sergeant Roy Lifshitz at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. Lifshitz was killed a day before in battles in the northern Gaza Strip, as Israel-Hamas war rages on. IMAGES
Family members and soldiers mourn the death of 22-year-old Shilo Yosef Amir, shot dead by a Palestinian gunman near a settlement in the occupied West Bank. He was the second Israeli soldier to be killed within a week as violence surges again in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. IMAGES
Mourners in Tel Aviv attend the funeral of Israeli soldier Kiril Brodski after the army retrieved his remains from Gaza Strip following an operation, along with other four Israelis. The five had previously been announced dead, and the military and an Israeli campaign group, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, said that they all had been killed by Palestinian militants on the day of the attack on October 7. IMAGES
Palestinian mourners gather for the funeral of three people killed in Jenin in an Israeli air strike on their vehicle. The Israeli military said it had "eliminated" Ahmed Barakat, who it accused of a May 2023 attack that killed an Israeli settler. Jenin and its adjacent refugee camp are a stronghold of armed Palestinian groups opposing Israel, which has occupied the West Bank since 1967. Israeli troops regularly carry out incursions into Palestinian communities but until several months ago had rarely struck the West Bank from the air. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.