Best photos of February 24: From fireworks in Gaza to iftar boxes for motorists in Dubai

A displaced Palestinian plays with fireworks after breaking his Ramadan fast in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
American aircraft carrier the USS Gerald Ford puts in at Souda Bay on the Greek Mediterranean island of Crete. One of the world's largest military vessels, the Ford and its battlegroup are travelling the Middle East to support the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which arrived last month, on possible Iran operations. AFP
At Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, the large-scale light installation Lights of Memory illuminates burials as people visit the graves of their relatives on the fourth anniversary of Russia's so-called special military operation. Reuters
Cars are damaged and buried in mud by flash flooding in torrential rain in Arequipa, Peru. Reuters
'I get the news I need on the weather report': The Brooklyn Bridge is almost deserted during a winter storm over New York City on February 23. The National Weather Service said 38 centimetres fell across the Greater New York area on Monday. AFP
Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. AFP
Britain's Jack Draper in action during his round of 32 match against France's Quentin Halys in the ATP 500 Dubai Championships in Dubai Tennis Stadium. Reuters
Emirates Red Cresent workers and Dubai Police hand out iftar boxes to motorcycle messengers at the intersection of Al Safa Street and Al Multaqa Street just before sunset on February 23. Antonie Robertson/The National

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February 24, 2026

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