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Added on the 23/01/2018 18:09:00 - Copyright : RT Ruptly EN
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
Farmers, protesting in France, block a border crossing with Belgium at Bettignies, in the Nord region, forcing traffic to turn back, as the French government attempts to dispel their unease and convince the protesters to call off their mobilisation. IMAGES
Residents of the southern city of Sderot board buses to evacuate to safer areas in Israel amid ongoing war against Hamas. Situated on the front lines near the Gaza border, Sderot was overrun by Hamas militants in their surprise attack on October 7 and is used to being targeted by rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky holds a joint press conference with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo during his surprise visit to the Netherlands. In his first official visit to the country, Zelensky went to the International Criminal Court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Russia's President Vladimir Putin over war crime charges. The Netherlands has pledged both financial and military support to Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February 2022. IMAGES
Images from the northern Israeli town of Shlomi near the Israel-Lebanon border after rockets were fired from Lebanon and Israel retaliated with strikes, following clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians inside Islam's third-holiest site which drew warnings of retaliation from around the region. IMAGES