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EU foreign ministers hold talks with their counterparts from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar as part of a diplomatic push for a two-state solution after the Gaza war. The meeting comes as two member states, Ireland and Spain, prepare to recognize the State of Palestine. IMAGES
Several rockets fired from the Gaza Strip at Jerusalem fly over Gaza City. IMAGES
Israeli military helicopters fly in and out of the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel. Israel pressed on with its expanded ground operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip following the end of a seven-day truce last week. IMAGES
Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki says at the UN Security Council that the Palestinian people "are faced with an existential threat" amid the conflict between Hamas and Israel. SOUNDBITE
A meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization kicks off in Brussels, with the US-led defence alliance's foreign ministers set to discuss NATO's ongoing backing for Ukraine against Russia amid doubts over US support and a bloody stalemate on the ground. There are fears that a lack of adequate support from the West -- at a time that it is distracted by the Israel-Hamas war -- could end up forcing Kyiv to seek a compromise with Russian President Vladimir Putin from a position of weakness. IMAGES
Palestinians taking advantage of a fragile truce deal between Israel and Hamas walk in the devastated streets of Gaza City. For nearly seven weeks, Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip were relentless. IMAGES
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