• A Palestinian man rides a bike past a mural depicting Iyad Hallak, a 32-year-old autistic Palestinian man shot dead by Israeli police on a section of Israel's controversial separation barrier in Bethlehem. AFP
    A Palestinian man rides a bike past a mural depicting Iyad Hallak, a 32-year-old autistic Palestinian man shot dead by Israeli police on a section of Israel's controversial separation barrier in Bethlehem. AFP
  • People enjoy the beach during a sunny day in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    People enjoy the beach during a sunny day in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • A Palestinian farmer harvests watermelons from a farm at an orchard near the city of Jenin, West Bank. EPA
    A Palestinian farmer harvests watermelons from a farm at an orchard near the city of Jenin, West Bank. EPA
  • A young African lion cub sits in a cage at a wildlife park in the Khartoum Bahri twin city of the Sudanese capital. The park, which has been closed due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, has experienced the birth of several young animals during the closure. AFP
    A young African lion cub sits in a cage at a wildlife park in the Khartoum Bahri twin city of the Sudanese capital. The park, which has been closed due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, has experienced the birth of several young animals during the closure. AFP
  • Palestinians attend a rally called by the Palestinian Authority's Fatah party to protest against Israel's plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, in Bardala village, in the Jordan Valley. EPA
    Palestinians attend a rally called by the Palestinian Authority's Fatah party to protest against Israel's plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, in Bardala village, in the Jordan Valley. EPA
  • Syrian painter Bassam Hamid, who makes a meagre living painting portraits, sits under the Cola Bridge in Beirut. EPA
    Syrian painter Bassam Hamid, who makes a meagre living painting portraits, sits under the Cola Bridge in Beirut. EPA
  • A tourist wearing a protective face mask walks inside the Hagia Sophia Museum in Istanbul. AFP
    A tourist wearing a protective face mask walks inside the Hagia Sophia Museum in Istanbul. AFP
  • Palestinians take part in a demonstration against Israel's West Bank annexation plans, in Gaza City. AFP
    Palestinians take part in a demonstration against Israel's West Bank annexation plans, in Gaza City. AFP
  • Samaritans stand praying on top of Mount Gerizim near the northern West Bank city of Nablus as they celebrate the Shavuot festival at dawn. AFP
    Samaritans stand praying on top of Mount Gerizim near the northern West Bank city of Nablus as they celebrate the Shavuot festival at dawn. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for June 29, 2020

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June 29, 2020

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