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Smoke billows as guns shots are heard in Gaza City. The Israeli army said it had captured parliament and other government institutions run by Hamas in Gaza City, as its forces deepened their offensive in the Palestinian territory. IMAGES
In Ota-Porto, in the south of the French island of Corsica, storm Ciaran leaves a trail of destruction in its wake, with the historic flooding of the river that runs beneath the village, stranded boats and cars and flooded homes and businesses. IMAGES
Mourners attend the funeral of Israeli army Sergeant Roy Lifshitz at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. Lifshitz was killed a day before in battles in the northern Gaza Strip, as Israel-Hamas war rages on. IMAGES
Rockets are fired from northern Gaza, flairs are fired over the territory (00:40) and a tank is seen manoeuvring (00:26). Israel's intensifying land and air campaign since Hamas's October 7 attacks has heightened fears for the 2.4 million civilians trapped inside besieged Gaza, where the Hamas-ruled health ministry says more than 8,000 people have died. IMAGES
Hamas launch rockets towards Israel as Israeli air strikes continue to pound Gaza City for the fourth consecutive day after the Islamist Palestinian movement's surprise onslaught over the weekend. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron meets the mayor of Porto-Vecchio, Jean-Christophe Angelini, the day after offering Corsica "autonomy within the Republic". IMAGES