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Added on the 19/09/2022 16:27:12 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
The Super Blue Moon illuminates the sky over the Lebanese capital Beirut. The Super Blue Moon is a celestial occurrence which combines two events, a supermoon, when the moon is closest to earth, and a blue moon - the third full moon in a season of four. Although this rare cosmic event usually happens once every 10 years, NASA said that there was a Super Blue Moon in August last year as well. IMAGES
Images show aircrafts at Beirut airport as Middle East tensions skyrocket following the killings last week of Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr in an Israeli strike on a Beirut suburb and of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in a strike on Tehran attributed to Israel. IMAGES
View of the sky above Beirut after the noise of low-flying Israeli aircraft breaking the sound barrier is heard, ahead of a highly anticipated speech by Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. IMAGES
Mourners attend the funeral procession of a woman and two children who were killed in an Israeli strike that targeted Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut's southern suburb a day earlier. The Israeli military said its fighter jets "eliminated" Shukr in the area of Beirut, accusing him of being responsible for a rocket strike on the annexed Golan Heights, while a source close to Hezbollah said he was the target but that he survived the strike. IMAGES
Rescue crews work to clear rubble the morning after a deadly Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs targeting senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr. Hezbollah said that Shukr was inside the building hit by Israel the previous day and that his fate was still unknown. 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.