An Palestinian demonstrator runs past a tear gas canister launched by Israeli forces during a protest near Israel's Ofer Prison in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
An Palestinian demonstrator runs past a tear gas canister launched by Israeli forces during a protest near Israel's Ofer Prison in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
Israeli authorities demolish a Palestinian-owned house in East Jerusalem. AP
Israeli authorities demolish a Palestinian-owned house in East Jerusalem. AP
Palestinian football players wear white masks as a sign of protest against the storming Israeli forces of the Burj Al-Laqlaq Football Stadium and banning a tournament organised by Palestinian families in Jerusalem's Old City from taking place. AFP
Palestinian football players wear white masks as a sign of protest against the storming Israeli forces of the Burj Al-Laqlaq Football Stadium and banning a tournament organised by Palestinian families in Jerusalem's Old City from taking place. AFP
Palestinian football players wear white masks as a sign of protest against the storming Israeli forces of the Burj Al-Laqlaq Football Stadium and banning a tournament organised by Palestinian families in Jerusalem's Old City from taking place. AFP
Palestinian football players wear white masks as a sign of protest against the storming Israeli forces of the Burj Al-Laqlaq Football Stadium and banning a tournament organised by Palestinian families in Jerusalem's Old City from taking place. AFP
A damaged structure is pictured by the beach in Gaza City following an overnight Israeli strike. AFP
A damaged structure is pictured by the beach in Gaza City following an overnight Israeli strike. AFP
Horses walk around at Dubai's Zabeel Stables in Dubai, UAE. Reuters
Horses walk around at Dubai's Zabeel Stables in Dubai, UAE. Reuters
Luka Jurkovic, General Manager of Revive Cryotherapy positions the horse properly while it undergoes a Cryotherapy session at the Zabeel Racing Stables in Dubai, UAE. Reuters
Luka Jurkovic, General Manager of Revive Cryotherapy positions the horse properly while it undergoes a Cryotherapy session at the Zabeel Racing Stables in Dubai, UAE. Reuters
A woman fighter of the Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga attends a ceremonial line-up past flying flags of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, during a training session by German military officers during the German Defence Minister's visit at a facility on the outskirts of Erbil, the capital of the autonomous region. AFP
A woman fighter of the Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga attends a ceremonial line-up past flying flags of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, during a training session by German military officers during the German Defence Minister's visit at a facility on the outskirts of Erbil, the capital of the autonomous region. AFP
Members of the Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces attend a ceremonial line-up during a training session by German military officers during the German Defence Minister's visit at a facility on the outskirts of Arbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region. AFP
Members of the Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces attend a ceremonial line-up during a training session by German military officers during the German Defence Minister's visit at a facility on the outskirts of Arbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region. AFP
Yemenis sit at a cafe in front of historic buildings in the old city of Sanaa. EPA
Yemenis sit at a cafe in front of historic buildings in the old city of Sanaa. EPA
Yemeni children walk through an alleyway in the old city of Sanaa. EPA
Yemeni children walk through an alleyway in the old city of Sanaa. EPA
Fighters loyal to Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA), on patrol during clashes with forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar, in Espiaa, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of the Libyan capital Tripoli. AFP
Fighters loyal to Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA), on patrol during clashes with forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar, in Espiaa, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of the Libyan capital Tripoli. AFP
A plume of smoke rises above buildings as Libyan government fighters gather during clashes with Hafta troops. AFP
A plume of smoke rises above buildings as Libyan government fighters gather during clashes with Hafta troops. AFP
Syrian civilians flee a conflict zone in Syria's rebel-held northwestern region of Idlib. AFP
Syrian civilians flee a conflict zone in Syria's rebel-held northwestern region of Idlib. AFP
Syrian civilians flee a conflict zone in Syria's rebel-held northwestern region of Idlib. AFP
Syrian civilians flee a conflict zone in Syria's rebel-held northwestern region of Idlib. AFP

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