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Images show Israeli military vehicles moving along the border with the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing war against the Palestinian militant group Hamas. In war-battered Gaza, there has been mounting concern over Israeli plans to launch an assault on the southern Gazan city of Rafah, where 1.5 million people have sought refuge, many in makeshift encampments. IMAGES
Smoke billows following an Israeli strike on the town of Rafah on Gaza's southern border with Egypt. Pressure for a ceasefire has mounted as Israeli forces push towards Rafah, where more than half the besieged territory's population has taken shelter. IMAGES
Smoke rises above the southern Lebanese border village of Khiam following Israeli bombardment after Hezbollah fired more than 60 rockets at an Israeli military base, the group said, describing the barrage as a response to the killing of Hamas's deputy leader in Beirut. IMAGES
Relatives of Israeli soldier Amit Hod Ziv, killed on the northern border with Lebanon, pay tribute before his burial in Rosh Haayin near Tel Aviv. IMAGES
Relatives and friends gather for the funeral of Alon Shamriz, mistakenly killed by Israeli forces in Gaza after being held by Hamas for 70 days. He was among about 250 people taken hostage during Palestinian militant group Hamas's October 7 attacks in Israel, which killed around 1,140 people, mostly civilians, according to Israeli figures. IMAGES
Smoke billows from northern Gaza as Israel pressed its offensive in the the Palestinian enclave on Friday after telling key backer the United States that the war to crush Hamas will last "more than several months". IMAGES
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