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View of North Korea and South Korea's border area from the South's Paju city. Seoul's military said Tuesday it had fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border this week, with tensions high over Pyongyang's trash-carrying balloons and Seoul's loudspeaker propaganda campaigns. IMAGES
Scenes from a checkpoint at the Tongil bridge in Paju, the road leading to North Korea's Kaesong joint industrial complex, near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas. North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office on its side of the border on Tuesday, triggering broad international condemnation after days of virulent rhetoric from Pyongyang. IMAGES
Israelis gather at an anti-government demonstration in Tel Aviv, brandishing flags and signs, some showing pictures of hostages taken to Gaza. The latest protest comes as the Israeli army announced it rescued four hostages from a central Gaza refugee camp after a "complex daytime operation" which authorities in Hamas-run Gaza said left dozens dead. IMAGES
Protesters rally in front of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, amid the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Palestinian militant Hamas movement. 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
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives in South Korea to participate in the two country's first bilateral visit in over a decade. Seoul and Tokyo seek to mend ties in the face of growing threats from North Korea. IMAGES