Best photos of October 7: Destruction in Gaza to Lionel Messi's farewell in Argentina

  • A Palestinian boy carries containers of water past the rubble of buildings destroyed during the war, in Gaza city. Reuters
    A Palestinian boy carries containers of water past the rubble of buildings destroyed during the war, in Gaza city. Reuters
  • UAE fans at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah for the Arabian Gulf Cup final against Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    UAE fans at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah for the Arabian Gulf Cup final against Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • Demonstrators outside Lycee Simone Weil in Paris during a nationwide day of protests by French high school pupils. Getty Images
    Demonstrators outside Lycee Simone Weil in Paris during a nationwide day of protests by French high school pupils. Getty Images
  • South Korea's Nuri rocket (KSLV-II) lifts off from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea. Reuters
    South Korea's Nuri rocket (KSLV-II) lifts off from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea. Reuters
  • Visitors photograph a 3.5-metre shark trapped in a canal in the south-eastern port city of Busan, South Korea. AFP
    Visitors photograph a 3.5-metre shark trapped in a canal in the south-eastern port city of Busan, South Korea. AFP
  • Burn-out cars hit by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
    Burn-out cars hit by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
  • The water in Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Fountain is dyed red on the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks. AFP
    The water in Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Fountain is dyed red on the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks. AFP
  • An Iranian woman takes part in a military course for volunteers at the Janfada training camp set up in Imam Hussein square in Tehran. AFP
    An Iranian woman takes part in a military course for volunteers at the Janfada training camp set up in Imam Hussein square in Tehran. AFP
  • Argentina's Lionel Messi looks tearful during a tribute as he makes his final appearance for the team, against Benin, in Buenos Aires. AFP
    Argentina's Lionel Messi looks tearful during a tribute as he makes his final appearance for the team, against Benin, in Buenos Aires. AFP