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Deserted streets and closed shops in Rafah in Gaza Strip, near the border with Egypt, amid the ongoing Israeli operation, as truce talks with Hamas militants failed to progress. IMAGES
Eric Ciotti, who was expelled from the Republicans (LR) the previous day, left the headquarters of his party, of which he still claims to be the chairman, after announcing that he would take legal action against his expulsion, which was voted for by all the LR executives. IMAGES
The UN voices alarm at the civilian impact of a dramatic weekend rescue of four Israeli captives in Gaza, that killed more than 270 Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled territory. "We have serious concerns with with respect to the principles of distinction, precaution and proportionality in the conduct of this operation," says a spokesman for the UN rights office. SOUNDBITE
Marion Maréchal, elected in Strasbourg to head the Reconquête list, arrives at the Rassemblement National headquarters in Paris, where she is due to meet Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, the day after the far-right party's resounding victory in the European elections, which was followed by president Emmanuel Macron's shock decision to dissolve the Assembly and call for legislative elections at the end of June. IMAGES
The leader of Spain's far-right Vox party Santiago Abascal casts his vote on the last day of European Parliament elections, with right-wing parties expected to make gains. Polls opened on Sunday in 21 EU member countries, with the bloc facing a range of challenges, from the ongoing war in Ukraine to the prospect of having to adapt to a new Donald Trump presidency in the US. IMAGES
The head of the PS/Place publique list for the European elections, Raphael Glucksmann, votes in a school in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. Polls have shown that the joint list of Place Publique, a progressive left movement co-founded by Glucksmann, and the Socialist Party (PS) is seriously challenging the centrist list of Macron's coalition for second place in the June 9 polls behind the far right who remain way ahead. IMAGES
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