The Middle East framed - regional photography for June 27, 2020

We bring you the best pictures from the Middle East and North Africa

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  A long-exposure picture shows a man using an cell phone while walking past buildings destroyed by bombardment in the town of Ariha in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province, against the backdrop of the Milky Way. AFP

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  Maimed Palestinian men raise their crutches as they take part in a protest against Israel's plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP

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  A ball of fire is seen following an Israeli airstrike at Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip early. Two rockets were fired from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip towards Israeli territory the army said. It was the first reported rocket fire from the Gaza Strip since early May. AFP

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  Omar Sartawi, a Jordanian chef, presents eggplant peels after processing them to produce a type of leather to make sustainable face masks, at his kitchen in Amman, Jordan. Reuters

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  A worker opens Amr Ibn Al-As mosque's door for prayers in Cairo, Egypt. EPA

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  Anti-government demonstrators hold up placards reading in Arabic: 'No trust' during a silent protest in front the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA

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  Saudi movie viewers wear face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, at VOX Cinema hall in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. AP

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  Passengers check-in their luggage before boarding departing flights at Tunis-Carthage International Airport in the Tunisian capital , as the North African country re-opens its land, sea, and air borders following a four-month closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic. AFP

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