Pictures of the week: From Eid Al Adha at Al Aqsa mosque to Hajj pilgrims
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Muslim worshippers gather for Eid Al Adha prayers next to the Dome of the Rock shrine at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City. AP -
Rahaf Ayyad, 12, malnourished and suffering from severe health complications as starvation overtakes Gaza, is being treated at Khalifa Hospital in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Ahmed Ramzan for The National -
A Palestinian girl attends Eid Al Adha prayers in Gaza city. EPA -
Flames and smoke rise following an Israeli air strike on Dahieh, southern Beirut. AP -
Acehnese worshippers attending morning prayers at the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque during Eid Al Adha celebrations in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. EPA -
A derailed freight train after a railway bridge collapsed in the Zheleznogorsk district of Kursk, Russia. AFP -
The village of Blatten, Switzerland, submerged in water after the Birch Glacier collapsed and created a landslide that threw tons of rock, ice and scree down the mountainside, which dammed the Lonza river. AFP -
Ukrainian soldiers install a grille on a vehicle to shield it from Russian drones, at a workshop in the Donetsk region. Reuters -
Buyers gather at a livestock market before Eid Al Adha, in Maarrat Misrin, north-western Syria. AFP -
Wildfire smoke hangs in the air above Highway 97, north of Buckinghorse River, British Columbia. AP -
The launch of Aldar’s Fahid Island, Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson/The National -
Museum of the Moon on display at OliOli children's museum in Dubai. The replica moon was created by artist Luke Jerram using Nasa images of the lunar surface. Chris Whiteoak / The Nationa -
Raihan Flowers on Electra Street, Abu Dhabi, receives a delivery of blooms from Thailand. Victor Besa / The National -
Flamingos in the Al Qudra desert, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
A motorcyclist performs during Moscow Sports Day in Russia. EPA -
Israel launches an air strike on a building in Gaza city. AP -
Participants prepare for the annual Tomatina festival, a mass tomato fight, in Sutamarchan, Colombia. AFP -
A Hajj pilgrim prays at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AFP -
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles, which is set to open next year following years of delays. It was founded by filmmaker George Lucas. AFP -
Tourists take selfies on mount Mount Etna after its eruption, in Sicily. Reuters -
Demining expert Mohamed Melhi, 32, moves the charge of a defused improvised explosive device thought to have been left by ISIS, in the north-east of Raqqa, Syria. Getty images -
Ukrainian soldiers fire a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launch system towards Russian troops in Donetsk region. Reuters -
A boy dives into the Euphrates in Raqqa, Syria. Getty Images -
South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung makes a heart gesture to people outside the National Assembly in Seoul following his inauguration. AFP -
Palestinians mourn Abdul Rahman Al Qudra, who was killed while heading to an aid distribution hub, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. AP -
A boy sleeps on bags of rubbish along Manila's polluted Pasig River. World Environment Day was marked on June 5. Reuters -
A storm sweeps across Tipton, Oklahoma. The US state is currently facing tornado season. AP -
New Indian army recruits take part in a parade in Srinagar, in the Indian-administered Kashmir region. AFP -
Hajj pilgrims pray at the top of Mount Arafat, near Makkah. AP
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