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Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant shakes hands with the head of US Central Command, General Michael Kurilla at the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv. IMAGES
Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant visits Majdal Shams after a rocket fired from Lebanon killed 12 youngsters in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. Israel's military says Hezbollah fired the rocket from Lebanon, hitting a football pitch in the Arab town of Majdal Shams and killing the youngsters, who were between 10 and 20 years old. IMAGES
Israelis demonstrate outside the defence ministry in Tel Aviv, in the run-up to a crucial vote in parliament later this month on the government’s judicial overhaul. The proposals have divided the nation and triggered one of the biggest protest movements in Israel's history since being unveiled in January by the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. IMAGES
The United States criticizes Israel's far-right national security minister for leading prayers at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, saying he has hurt efforts for talks toward a Gaza ceasefire. "Not only is it unacceptable, it detracts from what we think is a vital time, as we are working to get this ceasefire deal across the finish line," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani attend a ceremony in the courtyard of Les Invalides to mark the Qatari leader's state visit to France. IMAGES
French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu meets with his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant in Tel Aviv during his second visit to Israel since the start of its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, following the October 7 attacks. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI34GA4G6_EN