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A small crowd gathers in Malmo, Sweden, for a rally in support of Israel as the country's Eurovision Song Contest entry - Eden Golan - takes to the stage for the competition's second semi-final. Earlier in the day, thousands of people demonstrated against Israel's participation in the event over its offensive in Gaza. IMAGES
Pro-Israeli demonstrators gather outside the BBC headquarters in London, decrying the violence committed against the hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The rally comes as the Israel-Hamas war nears its fourth month after beginning on October 7, 2023, when a deadly Hamas attack resulted in the deaths of about 1,160 people, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli data. Some 250 people were also taken hostage during the attack, with 132 remaining in Gaza. The territory's Hamas-run health ministry says that Israel's military response has left at least 27,365 people dead. IMAGES
Protesters gather outside the BBC's headquarters for a march through central London in support of Palestinians. The war in Gaza was triggered by Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7 that resulted in the deaths of more than 1,160 people in Israel, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures. Israel's subsequent offensive on Gaza has killed at least 27,238 people, most of them women and under-18s, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry. IMAGES
Supporters of Iraq's powerful Shiite Muslim leader Moqtada Sadr gather to perform Friday prayer outside the parliament building in the Green Zone of the capital Baghdad, as they continue to protest against the nomination of a rival Shiite faction for the position of prime minister. IMAGES
More than 100,000 people attend a Ukraine solidarity march in Berlin, police say, with many protesters dressed in the blue and yellow colours of the Ukraine flag. IMAGES