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Added on the 06/10/2023 16:53:36 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
A vandalised supermarket, a petrol station set on fire. The French town of Blois was the scene of unusual urban violence on Tuesday night, after locals allegedly refused to obey a police checkpoint. IMAGES
Pro-Palestinian protesters clash with police during a demonstration near the Israeli embassy in Mexico City. Demonstrators throw metal objects and stones at police, who respond with pepper spray and tear gas. IMAGES
Hundreds of people gather in the South African town of Cape Town for a pro-Palestinian march, amidst the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Chanting slogans and carrying flags, banners and signs, the crowd moved through the streets. The war started after Hamas's October 7 attack on southern Israel resulted in the deaths of 1,170 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally of Israeli official figures. Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed at least 34,535 people in Gaza, mostly women and children according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry. IMAGES
First responders carry an injured man, as Israeli forces fire tear gas to disperse a crowd of Palestinians gathered to wait for the arrival of released prisoners as part of the Israel-Hamas hostage deal. IMAGES
A Palestinian is wounded by Israeli fire during clashes outside the Ofer prison, ahead of an expected release of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Israeli hostages. Hamas militants were to release a second batch of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israel on Saturday, officials said, as a truce is largely being maintained in the devastated Gaza Strip after seven weeks of war that killed thousands. IMAGES