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Added on the 31/12/2023 18:12:25 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Displaced Palestinians spend the last evening of 2023 at a camp in Gaza's Rafah, near the Egyptian border. Many Gazan families have been pushed into the territory's far south as the battlefront draws ever closer, as both sides near the end of a dark year. IMAGES
Aerial shots show the extensive destruction in Al-Maghazi refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, following deadly Israeli air strikes. The Gaza health ministry said an Israeli air strike killed at least 70 people on Christmas Eve at the Al-Maghazi refugee camp. The army said it was "reviewing the incident", adding it was "committed to international law including taking feasible steps to minimise harm to civilians". IMAGES
AERIAL SHOTS of fires in the Brazilian Amazon as the rainforest has recorded more than 42,000 forest fires from January 1 to August 19, according to the INPE, the worst number in nearly two decades. IMAGES
Official funerals are being held in Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, for the victims of the bombing of a camp for displaced persons on May 3, a "war crime" according to the Congolese government, which is calling for sanctions against Rwanda. IMAGES
Palestinians rush to collect flour bags that fell off trucks loaded with humanitarian aid upon their arrival in the southern Gaza Strip via Rafah crossing. The dire food shortages in Gaza have killed 27 people through malnutrition and dehydration, most of them children, according to the Gaza health ministry. 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.