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Israeli police push back anti-government protesters rallying in Tel Aviv to demand early elections and a hostage deal, amid growing anger at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the war in Gaza. One of the demonstrators can be seen being pushed to the ground and led away by the police. IMAGES
Anti-government demonstrators rally outside the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem, demanding early elections and a hostage deal amid growing anger at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the war in Gaza. IMAGES
Dozens of people stage an election day protest outside the Russian Embassy in London, with many in the British capital heeding opposition calls to demonstrate against Vladimir Putin on the third day of Russia's presidential vote. Having barred candidates critical of the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine, Putin is running virtually unchallenged and his re-election appears all but inevitable. IMAGES
Dozens of protesters holding signs critical of the Kremlin demonstrate outside the Russian embassy in Paris, heeding opposition calls to demonstrate against President Vladimir Putin on the last day of the country's presidential vote. Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who lives in exile in France after protesting the offensive in Ukraine on Russian state TV, is in attendance, telling AFP they want to "to show all the world we are against Putin." IMAGES
Around 150 people protest outside the Russian embassy in the Latvian capital Riga, as Russian citizens vote in a presidential election set to hand Vladimir Putin another six years in the Kremlin. Putin, a 71-year-old former KGB agent, has been in power since the last day of 1999 and is set to extend his grip over the country until at least 2030. IMAGES
Israeli security forces use water canons to disperse anti-government protesters gathering in Tel Aviv, demanding the government's resignation amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Palestinian militant Hamas movement. IMAGES