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Ecuador's Armed Forces and police officers guard Machala prison a day after security forces took back control of several jails that had fallen into the hands of gang members. The country's simmering security crisis erupted last week as the government and powerful narco gangs declared all-out war on each other, after the prison escape of a dangerous drug lord. IMAGES
Dozens of military and police inspect vehicles on an avenue leading to the center of Ecuador's port city of Guayaquil, after the government and drug mafias declared war on each other. The small South American country has been plunged into crisis after years of growing control by transnational cartels who use its ports to ship cocaine to the United States and Europe. IMAGES
Israeli military vehicles manoeuver near the Gaza border, seen from Sderot. International pressure mounted on Monday for Hamas and Israel to extend their truce, as the clock ticked on a pause in fighting that has allowed for the release of scores of hostages and prisoners. IMAGES
Israeli military vehicles cross over the border into northern Gaza as fighting continues to rage between Hamas and Israel. IMAGES
Blasts, Israeli military vehicles and drones are seen in the northern Gaza Strip from the Israeli city of Sderot on the 36th day of war between Israel and Hamas. IMAGES