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Added on the 26/10/2023 13:29:53 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Thousands of flag-waving Israelis gather at the Western Wall in the old city of Jerusalem during the 'flag march' to mark Israel's 1967 capture of east Jerusalem. IMAGES
Iran strikes cause "minor damage" to inside Israel military base says Israeli army spokesperson Admiral Daniel Hagari. SOUNDBITE
Palestinian mourners gather for the funeral of three people killed in Jenin in an Israeli air strike on their vehicle. The Israeli military said it had "eliminated" Ahmed Barakat, who it accused of a May 2023 attack that killed an Israeli settler. Jenin and its adjacent refugee camp are a stronghold of armed Palestinian groups opposing Israel, which has occupied the West Bank since 1967. Israeli troops regularly carry out incursions into Palestinian communities but until several months ago had rarely struck the West Bank from the air. IMAGES
An Israeli military helicopter flies over Rafah in southern Gaza, as Palestinians fear an Israeli army ground offensive in the overcrowded city. After Khan Yunis, a town transformed into a field of ruins where the army continues to confront Hamas fighters, Israel is preparing a ground offensive in Rafah, a few kilometres further south, which has become the last refuge for hundreds of thousands of civilians who have fled the fighting. IMAGES
Argentina's President Javier Milei visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The 53-year-old economist delighted his Israeli hosts and enraged Hamas by announcing moves to shift his country's embassy to Jerusalem, almost as soon as he touched down. IMAGES