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Images taken from south Lebanon's village of Aitaroun show smoke billowing in the horizon from near the border with Israel following an Israeli strike. Lebanese Hezbollah militants and Israeli forces have been engaged in regular exchanges of fire since the Israel-Hamas war began. IMAGES
A huge cloud of smoke rises over the southern Lebanese village of Zibqin following an Israeli airstrike. The Israeli military said its fighter jets attacked thousands of Hezbollah rocket launchers in south Lebanon on Sunday morning that were aimed at northern and central Israel. Hezbollah said its military operation against Israeli positions on Sunday was "completed" after announcing a large-scale attack with rockets and drones, and denying "claims" that Israel had thwarted the attack. IMAGES
A giant cloud of smoke billows over the Parthenon in Athens as Greece battles several wildfires, with warnings of extreme weather conditions for the rest of the week. IMAGES
Rockets fired from southern Lebanon are intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome air defence system over the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel, as smoke billows over the southern Lebanese village of Kfarkela following an Israeli strike. Since the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel on October 7, the Lebanese-Israeli border has witnessed a near-daily exchange of fire between Israel's army and Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah. IMAGES
A massive cloud of smoke billows after an Israeli strike on Gaza's southern city of Rafah. Defying international objections, Israel sent tanks into the overcrowded border city and seized the nearby crossing into Egypt that is the main conduit for aid into the besieged Palestinian territory. 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.