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Fires rage in northern Israel, after Lebanon's Hezbollah launched a barrage of more than 200 rockets and drones at Israeli army positions, as tensions soared amid the almost nine-month-old war raging in Gaza. IMAGES
Firefighters and police use hoses and rakes in an attempt to put out a fire in Nemocon, 60 kilometers north of Colombia's capital Bogota. The South American country has appealed for international aid as it continues to battle dozens of forest fires burning vast swathes of land and encroaching on homes in the capital. IMAGES
Plumes of smoke rise above the forest near the village of Karaouli, north of Athens, as Greece grapples with several wildfires and scorching temperatures. Another heatwave is on the horizon for Thursday, with expected temperatures of 44C across the country. IMAGES
Indonesians pray for rain as forest fires rage on Sumatra island with the number of blazes in the country's rainforests jumping sharply and spreading smog across Southeast Asia as well as adding to concerns about the impact of increasing wildfire outbreaks worldwide on global warming. IMAGES
Israeli firefighters battle flames in the Upper Galilee region of northern Israel, where trees and fields have caught fire following a series of rocket and drone attacks launched from Lebanon in retaliation for Israel's targeting of a senior Hezbollah commander. The Iran-backed militant group launched a barrage of more than 200 rockets and drones at Israeli army positions on Thursday as tensions soared amid the almost nine-month-old war raging in Gaza. IMAGES