Best photos of March 11: Halawi camp in Gaza to the Sheetla Saptami Hindu festival

Maryam Abu Warda, 46-year-old displaced Palestinian, who lost her right hand and right leg when the Israeli army targeted their home during attacks on Gaza, poses for a photograph in her tent at Halawa camp in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip on March 10, 2026. The majority of Gaza's 2. 4 million people have been displaced, often multiple times, by the war that began with Hamas's attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. With displaced families living in tented camps, a serious concerns has been raised over their living conditions. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
A man carrying a surfboard exits an underground parking used as a bomb shelter after an alert in Tel Aviv. AFP
A fireball rises from the site of an Israeli air strike that struck an area in Beirut’s southern suburbs. AFP
A damaged building after a drone strike in the Seef district of Manama, Bahrain. AFP
Pumpjacks operate in the Belridge oil field near McKittrick, California. AFP
The Callisto tanker sits anchored as the traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, in Muscat, Oman. Reuters
A woman walks at an intersection in the Chuo district of Tokyo. AFP
A woman performs rituals for the well being of her family during the Sheetla Saptami Hindu festival in Ajmer. AFP

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March 11, 2026

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