Photos: Gaza building collapse kills 20, including women and children
Israel-hit building collapsed in Gaza City, killing 20 and leaving dozens trapped under the rubble.
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National Flag Day was established 13 years after Ukraine became independent in 1991. [Michael Sorrow/Anadolu]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a flag raising in Kyiv on National Flag Day. [Maxym Marusenko/EPA]
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen walks with Ukrainian Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi and parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk during a ceremony to mark Ukraine's National Flag Day in Kyiv. [Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via Reuters]
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko attends a ceremony to raise the national flag in Kyiv. [Danylo Antoniuk/Anadolu]
Members of Ukraine's military and families turn out for a National Flag Day ceremony in the western city of Lviv. [Michael Sorrow/Anadolu]
The blue and yellow stripes on Ukraine's flag represents yellow fields of wheat under blue skies. [Maxym Marusenko/EPA]
Ukrainian servicemen salute during a National Flag Day ceremony in Lviv. [Michael Sorrow/Anadolu]
The blue and yellow flag of Ukraine has existed for at least 1,000 years and was reinstated at the national flag after the Soviet Union collapsed and Ukraine became independent. [Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters]
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A man walks past a building that collapsed during an earthquake in Reok, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. [Firdia Lisnawati/AP Photo]
An emergency worker surveys a mosque that collapsed following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Satar Kampas village, East Manggarai, Indonesia. [Handout/Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency via AFP]
Rescuers search through damaged buildings for those believed to be trapped beneath the rubble, in Satar Kampas. [Handout/Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency via AFP]
Collapsed houses in Satar Kampas. [Handout/Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency via AFP]
A man sits near a collapsed building in Reok, East Nusa Tenggara. [Aquila Handayani Abbas/AP Photo]
The aftermath of a tsunami triggered by the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Flores Island. [Ignasius Kunda/Anadolu]
Patients receive treatment in an emergency tent at the Santo Gabriel Kewapante Hospital in Sikka. [Arnold Welianyo/AFP]
The 7.7-magnitude quake early on Saturday killed 68 people, according to an updated toll, and injured more than 200. [Arnold Welianyo/AFP]
Thousands have been evacuated following the earthquake. [Ignasius Kunda/Anadolu]
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A gala in Havana commemorated the centenary of the communist revolutionary's birth. [Yamil Lage/AFP]
Former President Raul Castro attends the gala marking the 100th anniversary of his brother Fidel Castro's birth at the Karl Marx theatre in Havana. [Yamil Lage/AFP]
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel paid tribute to his revolutionary predecessor Fidel Castro. [Norlys Perez/Reuters]
Fidel Castro ruled Cuba for five decades, from 1959 until he handed the presidency to brother Raul in 2008. [Norlys Perez/Reuters]
Fidel Castro remained influential until his death in 2016. [Norlys Perez/Reuters]
Cubans leave the Karl Marx theatre after the gala commemorating the centenary of Fidel Castro's birth in Havana. [Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo]
School workers with posters dedicated to the late Cuban President Fidel Castro. [Norlys Perez/Reuters]
Street vendors push their cart past a mural of Fidel Castro in Havana. [Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo]
Buying books about Fidel Castro in Havana. [Norlys Perez/Reuters]
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The moon completely covers the sun during a total solar eclipse as seen from Arija, Spain [Borja Suarez/Reuters]
The silhouette of the Prague Castle stands against the background of a partial solar eclipse in Prague, the Czech Republic. [Martin Divisek/EPA]
People react as they observe the total solar eclipse from the seaport of Tarragona, northeastern Spain. [Josep Lago/AFP]
The eclipse is seen behind the TV Tower in Berlin, Germany. [Hannibal Hanschke/EPA]
People look through welding shields during the solar partial eclipse in the landscape park Halde Hoheward in Herten, western Germany. [Ina Fassbender/AFP]
A farmer holding a scythe stands in a meadow before the solar eclipse in Jacobsdorf, Brandenburg, Germany. [Patrick Pleul/Picture Alliance via Getty Images]
A view of the total eclipse as seen from on board the Ambassador cruise ship Ambition, off the coast of Greenland. [Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images]
People observe a partial solar eclipse using a telescope at the Chasseral peak, above Nods, northwestern Switzerland. [Fabrice Coffrini/AFP]
A view of the solar eclipse in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. [Muhammed Enes Yildirim/Anadolu via Getty Images]
People react as they observe the total solar eclipse from the sea port of Tarragona, northeastern Spain. [Josep Lago/AFP]
The eclipse is observed in Salzburg, Austria. [Cuma Kaan Elbir/Anadolu via Getty Images]
The moon fully passes over the sun's horizon during a partial solar eclipse at the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel in Paris. [Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP]
A view of the solar eclipse in Belgrade, Serbia. [Filip Stevanovic/Anadolu via Getty Images]
People watch the partial solar eclipse from the Sophienalpe recreational area in Vienna, Austria. [Leonhard Foeger/Reuters]
The moon completely covers the sun during the total solar eclipse as seen from the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory in Arcos de las Salinas, near Teruel, Spain. [Christian Hartmann/Reuters]
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People walk through the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia. [Ernesto Guzman Jr/EPA]
The Colombian Geological Service said it was “the highest-magnitude earthquake registered in Colombia in the last decade”. [Ernesto Guzman Jr/EPA]
People look through the rubble of a collapsed building in Cali. [AFP]
A damaged building in Manizales, Caldas department. [AFP]
The quake left cities across western Colombia badly damaged. [Ernesto Guzman Jr/EPA]
A police officer walks amid debris of a damaged building in Manizales. [Jonh Bonilla/AFP]
A woman is rescued from a collapsed building in Cali. [AFP]
Patients are evacuated from a hospital in Cali. [Santiago Saldarriaga/AP Photo]
Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building in Cali. [Santiago Saldarriaga/AP Photo]
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Israeli forces patrol along a street during a military raid in the Qalandiya refugee camp, south of Ramallah [Zain Jaafar/AFP]
A man walks past Israeli forces during the raid in the Qalandiya refugee camp, south of Ramallah. [Zain Jaafar/AFP]
The operation comes amid a surge in Israeli raids across the occupied West Bank, with Palestinians saying the number has risen to about 50 raids per day in recent weeks. [Zain Jaafar/AFP]
Journalists covering the raid say they have been targeted while performing their duties, with one of the reporters assaulted by Israeli soldiers. [Zain Jaafar/AFP]
The purpose of the raid remains unclear, with residents questioning whether it is linked to arrests, intelligence operations or further restrictions on the camp. [Zain Jaafar/AFP]
The Palestine Red Crescent Society said that eight people were taken to hospital after suffering injuries. [Zain Jaafar/AFP]
Residents say Israeli forces have also shut down businesses in areas under Jerusalem municipality boundaries. [Zain Jaafar/AFP]
Members of Israeli security forces patrol along a busy street during the military raid in the Qalandiya refugee camp. [Zain Jaafar/AFP]
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Lava flows out of the crater of the Volcan de Fuego (Fuego volcano) near San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala. [Moises Castillo/AP Photo]
Fuego's eruption on Monday morning had intensified by nightfall. [Moises Castillo/AP Photo]
Lava flows and huge plumes of ash spewed about six kilometers (four miles) into the air. [Moises Castillo/AP Photo]
Families evacuated from areas surrounding the Fuego volcano arrive at a temporary shelter in San Juan Alotenango. [Moises Castillo/AP Photo]
A volunteer firefighter carries a child as rescue workers help evacuate residents, in San Juan Alotenango. [Cristina Chiquin/Reuters]
A woman rests at a shelter after evacuating her village following the eruption of the Fuego volcano. [Johan Ordonez/AFP]
Families evacuated from areas surrounding the Fuego volcano rest at a temporary shelter in San Juan Alotenango. [Moises Castillo/AP Photo]
Guatemala lies on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" and experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity. [Moises Castillo/AP Photo]
The Fuego volcano spews lava, ash and rocks. [Cristina Chiquin/Reuters]
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A man reacts near an apartment building hit by a Russian missile in Lviv, Ukraine [Roman Baluk/Reuters]
In Lviv, at least 30 people were injured, according to Maksym Kozytskyi, head of the Lviv regional military administration. [Roman Baluk/Reuters]
Rescue operations at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian missile in Lviv. [Roman Baluk/Reuters]
Homes hit by a Russian missile in the village of Radushne near the city of Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region. [Reuters]
Rescuers workers look through the rubble of homes destroyed by a Russian missile in the village of Radushne. [Reuters]
Aftermath of a Russian strike on a market in Kyiv. [Alina Smutko/Reuters]
The strikes were the latest in a series of large-scale Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities that Moscow has intensified over the summer. [Reuters]
A firefighter works at a market destroyed by Russian strikes in Kyiv. [Alina Smutko/Reuters]
Smoke rises in Kyiv after a Russian attack on the city. [Gleb Garanich/Reuters]
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A forest fire rages in Saint-Jean-d'Illac, some 30km from Bordeaux. [Romain Perrocheau/AFP]
Firefighters battle a wildfire near Marcheprime, outside Bordeaux, France. [Emma Da Silva/AP Photo]
A French Civil Defence (Securite Civile) Canadair CL-415 drops water over a burning area during a wildfire in front of Barjols, southeastern France. [Thibaud Moritz/AFP]
Firefighters battle a forest fire in Saint-Jean-d'Illac. [Romain Perrocheau/AFP]
Evacuees are housed at the Bordeaux Exhibition Centre after having to leave their homes due to the raging wildfires. [Caroline Blumberg/AP Photo]
Evacuees eat at La Chopera sports centre where they are sheltered due to the wildfire raging in the region, in Villamanta, 40km from Madrid, Spain. [Javier Soriano/AFP]
Burned cars in the yard of a home after a wildfire raged through Pelayos de la Presa, 65km west of Madrid. [Oscar Del Pozo/AFP]
Residents try to put out a fire on their land near San Martin de Valdeiglesias, about 70km west of Madrid. [Cesar Manso/AFP]
A firefighter battles a wildfire in San Martin de Valdeiglesias, west of Madrid. [Manu Fernandez/AP Photo]
A hydroplane sprays water to extinguish a fire in Betxi, Castellon, Spain. [Manuel Bruque/EPA]
Smoke rises from a wildfire progressing in Betxi, Spain. [Pedro Nunes/Reuters]
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"Losing both work and housing have compounded the suffering of war,” says Mu'ayyad Sa'id, a father of three living inside a destroyed mosque in Gaza City. Unemployed, he constantly struggles to provide for his family's basic needs. [Mahmoud Abu Hamda/IOM]
“I have lived through many wars, but I have never seen one like this,” says Salah al-Tawil. “It has consumed everything. The most painful thing about this war has been losing the right to have a home.” Salah and his family spent much of the war repeatedly fleeing bombardment and attacks before returning to their destroyed home in Maghazi. Over two months, he cleared rubble and repaired what he could, making clay bricks by hand to rebuild part of the house. [Mahmoud Abu Hamda/IOM]
“Even basic things, such as having a roof over your head, enough food to eat, and sending your kids to school, have become difficult dreams to achieve in Gaza City,” says Youssef Mahmoud Aziz. Displaced from Jabalia in northern Gaza, Youssef and his family now live in a damaged school in Gaza City’s Remal neighbourhood, among many families trying to rebuild what they can amid widespread destruction. [Mahmoud Abu Hamda/IOM]
“I wish I could hold my daughter, feed her and dress her like all mothers in the world do,” says Nibal al-Hissi. A young mother of one, Nibal lost both arms after an Israeli shell strike. She now lives in a tent at a displacement site in eastern Gaza, where even simple things like feeding herself, dressing and caring for her child have become daily struggles. [Mahmoud Abu Hamda/IOM]
“I have nowhere else to go,” says Ali Harb. Ali and his wife live in the basement of their damaged home in Gaza City's Yarmouk neighbourhood. They stay there, despite the constant fear that the weakened structure could collapse at any moment. [Mahmoud Abu Hamda/IOM]
“Life has become a daily struggle for survival,” says Mohammed Jamil Diab. Mohammed, his wife, and their three children are from the Shujayea neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City. Displaced more than 20 times during the war, they now shelter in the basement of a damaged mosque in the Remal neighbourhood, living with constant uncertainty about what will come next. [Mahmoud Abu Hamda/IOM]
“The first and last chapter of the pain we have lived through in this war is the loss of our home. A person can only truly feel comfort and peace in their home,” says Ahmed Qwaider. A farmer from Bani Suheila, east of Khan Younis, Ahmed was displaced with his family to the western part of the city, losing both his home and his livelihood. Today, the family live in an emergency shelter. [Mahmoud Abu Hamda/IOM]
“I can't comprehend everything that's happening to us,” says Rami Azmeila. “Losing my sons, the constant displacement, my injuries … all of this is beyond what any human being can bear.” A father of seven from the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, Rami lost two of his young sons, aged 24 and 22, when a missile struck his home. Today, his family shelters in a makeshift tent built on the roof of a damaged building near Gaza City. [Mahmoud Abu Hamda/IOM]
“Sometimes I imagine myself returning to my home as it was, without fear or displacement, just a normal life like anyone else,” says Rani Al-Fayoumi. Rani, 25, and his family of four are from the Shujayea neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City. Displaced by the war, they now live in a tent on the roof of a mosque in the Remal neighbourhood. [Mahmoud Abu Hamda/IOM]
![“Home is the first homeland,” says Zakaria Aqel, “the place that holds all the peace in the world. A person without a home is a person without an identity. Each time [I was displaced], I felt a sense of belonging to the place I was in, a place where I had tried to build a life.” Zakaria and his family are from Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. After being displaced dozens of times, they eventually settled in Gaza City's Zeitoun neighbourhood, where they were given a shelter that finally offered some stability after months of moving from place to place.](/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/15-Zakaria-Aqel-1784786704.jpg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
“Home is the first homeland,” says Zakaria Aqel, “the place that holds all the peace in the world. A person without a home is a person without an identity. Each time [I was displaced], I felt a sense of belonging to the place I was in, a place where I had tried to build a life.” Zakaria and his family are from Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. After being displaced dozens of times, they eventually settled in Gaza City's Zeitoun neighbourhood, where they were given a shelter that finally offered some stability after months of moving from place to place. [Mahmoud Abu Hamda/IOM]
“If I had known our lives would be turned upside-down like this, I would have held on to every moment we had,” says Suhail al-Yazji. From Gaza City’s Yarmouk neighbourhood, Suhail now supports her family alone after her husband was injured during the war. She lives in a damaged tent reinforced with tarps beside the rubble of her home. [Mahmoud Abu Hamda/IOM]
“It’s not easy being both a mother and father to a large family, but I have no choice but to continue, for the sake of my children,” says Amina Saadallah. Amina, a mother of six, lost her husband at the beginning of the war. She now lives with her children in a cloth tent that offers little protection. [Mahmoud Abu Hamda/IOM]
“I try with all my might to provide a decent life for my children. I defy displacement and the dire economic situation,” says Asmaa Shtewi. Asmaa and her two daughters were displaced from southeastern Gaza City to the Gaza Port, where they shelter in tents made for camping. She used to work as a theatre actor, but her most challenging role now is playing both mother and father for her two children. [Mahmoud Abu Hamda/IOM]
"We try to remain strong for our children, even though the pain is unbearable. We have no choice but to persevere,” says Dina Salem. Dina and Donia Salem are two sisters from Egypt who settled in Gaza after getting married. When the war broke out, they both lost their husbands when their home was bombed and destroyed. After being displaced more than 20 times, they now found a small refuge near the coast in southern Gaza. [Mahmoud Abu Hamda/IOM]
"My family is large, and this is the biggest burden I bear: securing food and basic necessities amidst this ongoing displacement,” says Saeed Diab. A father of 10, Saeed lost his job and his home early in the war. Displaced from the Shujayea neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City, his family now shelters in two makeshift tents inside a collapsing building in the Remal neighbourhood in the west of the city. [Mahmoud Abu Hamda/IOM]
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