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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo, amid fighting between Israel and Hamas that has raged for more than five weeks. IMAGES
Mourners gather in Beirut for the funeral of Hamas officials killed in a strike on the suburbs of Beirut on the 3rd of January, including the Hamas deputy chief, Saleh al-Aruri. Lebanese authorities and Hamas accused Israel of killing Hamas leader Aruri and other officials, with Lebanese state media saying they died in a drone strike. Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari did not directly comment on the killings but said the military was "highly prepared for any scenario" in its aftermath. IMAGES
Around a hundred Palestinians march in downtown Ramallah to protest against the killing of the deputy chief of Hamas in Lebanon. The Israeli army has said it is "prepared for any scenario" after a strike in Beirut that killed Hamas's deputy chief, stoking fears the war in the Gaza Strip could boil over into wider regional conflict. IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says that Hamas brutality can never justify the "collective punishment" of Palestinians as Israel presses its campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. "Some 130 hostages are still held captive. I call for their immediate and unconditional release, as well as their humane treatment and visits from the International Committee of the Red Cross until they are freed," Guterres says at an emergency meeting of the organization's Security Council. "At the same time, the brutality perpetrated by Hamas can never justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people." SOUNDBITE
Clouds of smoke rise over the northern Gaza Strip following strikes, as seen from the Israeli border town of Sderot, on the 46th day of the Israel-Hamas war. IMAGES