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The United States calls the death of six-year-old Gaza girl Hind Rajab, who days earlier had pleaded for help, "heartbreaking" and urges a prompt Israeli investigation. "It is just a devastating account, a heartbreaking account, for this child, and of course there have been thousands of other children who have died as a result of this conflict," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters, adding, "We have asked the Israeli authorities to investigate this incident on an urgent basis." SOUNDBITE
The EU demands an "urgent" audit of the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA and says it is reviewing funding, following Israeli allegations that some staff participated in Hamas's October 7 attack. The audit should be led by European Commission-appointed experts and be conducted alongside a UN investigation into the claims, commission spokesman Eric Mamer tells journalists. SOUNDBITE
Palestinians carry the body of a 19-year-old Palestinian who was killed by Israeli army bullets during clashes near the city of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank. IMAGES
Mourners hold a funeral for Palestinian teen Amer Elyan who was shot dead a day earlier by the Israeli army, following an arrest operation in Silwad, north-east of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. According to the Palestinian health ministry, 18-year-old Elyan was killed by "a live bullet in the chest" fired by Israeli forces during the clash. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI328B47H_EN
Mourners hold a funeral for Palestinian teen Amer Elyan who was shot dead a day earlier by the Israeli army, following an arrest operation in Silwad, north-east of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. According to the Palestinian health ministry, 18-year-old Elyan was killed by "a live bullet in the chest" fired by Israeli forces during the clash. 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.