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Smoke billows after an strike on Rafah in the Gaza Strip near the border with Egypt, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and Hamas militants. Fighting rages on in Gaza, more than a month after Hamas's shock October 7 attack triggered a furious response from Israel aimed at destroying the Islamist militant group. More than 1,400 people, mostly civilians, were killed in Israel in the attack, according to Israeli officials. In Gaza, upwards of 10,500 people, also mostly civilians, have been killed in the war, the health ministry in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory has said. IMAGES
Debris flies in the air and smoke billows as an Israeli air strike hits the central Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel. Israel stepped up strikes on war-torn Gaza's south, where medicines were expected to be delivered for hostages in exchange for humanitarian aid under a newly brokered deal. IMAGES
Smoke billows following an Israeli air strike on southern Rafah in Gaza as the conflict sparked by the October 7 Hamas attacks rages on. Israel warned the Gaza war will continue throughout 2024 as unrelenting strikes killed dozens in the Palestinian territory and Hamas fired a rocket barrage at the stroke of midnight. IMAGES
Smoke billows in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah after an Israeli strike. Israel continued to bombed Gaza in its war against Hamas militants as a top White House adviser travelled to Jerusalem with a rift growing over civilian casualties. IMAGES
Smoke billows after an Israeli strike on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, as the war in Gaza rages a month on from the unprecendented attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7. 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.