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Hundreds gather under the rain in Washington, DC, at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in front of the White House. Israel pummelled northern Gaza with fresh air strikes on Saturday, one week on from Hamas' deadly attack, as it urges Palestinians to flee the area before an expected ground offensive against Hamas commanders. IMAGES
Hardline supporters of US President Donald Trump rally outside the White House, by the Washington Monument, in DC to pressure Congress into rejecting Democrat Joe Biden's victory certification. President Trump is set to address the crowd later Wednesday. IMAGES
The White House releases its proposal for the future borders of Israeli and Palestinian states as part of US President Donald Trump's controversial peace plan. The map provided by the White House shows the West Bank area containing some 15 Israeli settlements, connected to the Gaza Strip area by only a tunnel. SOUNDBITE
The White House says US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a call that he still backs future statehood for the Palestinians, amid tensions between the two leaders over the issue. "The president still believes in the promise and the possibility of a two-state solution. He recognizes that it's going to take a lot of hard work," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Thousands take part in a rally in Trafalgar Square in support of Palestinians and an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas War, with many holding "Free Palestine" placards whilst chanting "From the river to the sea Palestine shall be free". London has seen large demonstrations on three successive weekends since Hamas gunmen on October 7 killed 1,400 people, mostly civilians, according to Israeli officials. Since then, Israel has relentlessly bombarded the Palestinian territory and sent in ground troops, with the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza saying more than 9,200 people have been killed, two-thirds of them women and children. IMAGES
Israeli forces enter the West Bank city of Nablus to demolish the home of Osama Taweel, an alleged Palestinian attacker. Taweel, a prominent member of The Lions' Den militant group was arrested by Israel in February after allegedly shooting dead Israeli soldier Ido Baurch at a West Bank settlement in November. IMAGES
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