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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
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
Smoke rises from fields and hills as Israeli firemen extinguish fires caused by rockets launched from southern Lebanon that landed in the areas of Safed city and Amiad, in Upper Galilee. Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired barrages of rockets at northern Israel and vowed to increase its attacks after an Israeli strike killed a senior commander in south Lebanon the previous day. IMAGES
Images show Israeli soldiers trying to extinguish brush fires around Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel after munitions fired from Lebanon by Hezbollah the previous evening ignited several blazes across northern Israel. IMAGES
Israel firefighters work to extinguish a fire on the outskirts of Katzrin in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, after a rocket barrage fired by Hezbollah from southern Lebanon landed in open areas. 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.