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A salvo of rockets is fired from the southern Gaza Strip towards central Israel. IMAGES
Rockets are fired towards Israel from Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip as the war between Hamas and Israel enters its fourth month. Israel's army said late Saturday its forces would now focus on central and southern areas of the territory having "completed the dismantling of the Hamas military framework in the northern Gaza Strip". IMAGES
Several rockets fired from the Gaza Strip at Jerusalem fly over Gaza City. IMAGES
Sirens go off in Tel Aviv and explosions can be heard as Iron Dome intercepts rockets fired from Gaza. On Friday, with the war in its third month since October 7 and Israeli forces squeezing Gaza's main cities, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres took the unprecedented step of invoking Article 99 of the UN Charter, which allows him to convene the Security Council over any matter that he sees as "threatening the maintenance of international peace and security." IMAGES
Smoke trails are seen in the sky after rocket fire from the southern Gaza town of Rafah towards Israel. On Wednesday, Israeli forces battled Hamas militants in Khan Yunis, just to the north of Rafah, with tanks, armoured personnel carriers and bulldozers entering the city. 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.