The Week in Pictures: February 23 to March 1, 2024
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Palestinians try to revive an injured person lying on the ground after an Israeli air strike. Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa
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From the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas to the Iranian legislative election and the continuation of the farmers' demonstrations across Europe, dpa International presents its Pictures of the Week.
Palestinians perform funeral prayers behind the bodies of those who were killed in Israeli attacks, outside the morgue of Al-Aqsa Hospital in Dair El-Balah. Ali Hamad/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Israeli right wing settlers try to cross into Gaza strip in order to build a settlement. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa
An ambulance drives past the rubble of destroyed buildings in Beit Lahia near Jabalia. Mohammed Alaswad/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Palestinians perform Friday prayers on the ruins of Al-Huda Mosque, which was destroyed by Israeli raids in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Mohammed Talatene/dpa
Children play on a destroyed Russian tank in front of the former headquarters of the regional administration of Mykolaiv oblast, after the visit of the German Foreign Minister. On March 29, 2022, the building was hit by Russian missiles and almost completely destroyed. Mykolaiv is an important port city near Odessa. Kay Nietfeld/dpa
A mobile drone defense unit trains to shoot down Russian drones east of the port city of Odessa. Kay Nietfeld/dpa
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is pictured on the second anniversary of the start of the conflict with Russia. Benoit Doppagne/Belga/dpa
Firefighters battle the fire caused by a Russian bombing at the train station in the city of Kostiantynivka. Hector Adolfo Quintanar Perez/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Annalena Baerbock (L), Germany's Foreign Minister, and Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine's Foreign Minister, light a candle during a visit to the Transfiguration Cathedral in the port city of Odessa. Kay Nietfeld/dpa
Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz stands in an airplane during his visit to Elbe Aircraft Factory. Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Pool/dpa
A man with a top hat stands in front of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) logo during the CDU Policy Conference to present its basic program "Fundamental CDU - the Germany Tour 2024" for discussion in the Kuppelsaal of the Congress Centrum. Ole Spata/dpa
Newly elected Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok arrives for the swearing-in ceremony after representatives of the Hungarian parliament confirmed his appointment as the new president at the parliament building in Budapest. Marton Monus/dpa
A group of young female first-time voters gather at a meeting with Iranian religious leader and head of state Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the eve of elections to the twelfth parliament and the sixth Assembly of Experts. -/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Members of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) visit a family that benefits from projects supported by them. A delegation from IOM visited people who benefit from projects supported by the German Foreign Ministry and the French government in Idlib Governorate. Anas Alkharboutli/dpa
People lay flowers at the spot where Kremlin opponent Boris Nemtsov was shot dead in 2015. Hannah Wagner/dpa
A demonstrator holds a polystyrene head in the style of Adolf Hitler during a protest against the Alternative for Germany (AFD). Christoph Reichwein/dpa
Demonstrating farmers walk along the the Paseo de la Castellana during a protest against the European agricultural policies and their working conditions. Alberto Ortega/EUROPA PRESS/dpa
Polish farmers drive their tractors on the A2 autostrada (European route 30) towards the German-Polish border. The protests by Polish farmers, which have been going on for weeks, are directed against the EU agricultural policy, and the import of cheap agricultural products from Ukraine. Patrick Pleul/dpa
A protester throws stones towards the police during clashes following a protest called by the farmers' organizations Federation Unie de Groupements d'Eleveurs et d'Agriculteurs (FUGEA), Boerenforum and MAP, as the EU agriculture ministers are meeting to discuss rapid and structural responses to the crisis facing the agricultural sector. Nicolas Maeterlinck/Belga/dpa
Fishermen recover a body from the river Nile in Monsha'et El Kanater, after a ferry boat carrying labourers sunk leaving at least three people dead. Search and rescue efforts are under way for missing people in the accident, Egyptian media reported. The small boat was carrying eight to 10 workers when it sank, state-owned newspaper al-Ahram reported online. Mahmoud Elkhwas/dpa
An Undated handout photo made available on 29 February by the British Ministry of Defence, shows a Merlin helicopter from 820 Naval Air Squadron loading and firing flares from HMS Prince of Wales during the Exercise steadfast Defender. Lphot Stuart Dickson/PA Media/dpa
Bayern Munich's Harry Kane (L) takes a back kick against Leipzig's Willi Orban during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig at Allianz Arena. Sven Hoppe/dpa
Wolverhampton Wanderers' Nelson Semedo attends to Sheffield United's Vinicius Souza after picking up an injury during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield United at Molineux Stadium. David Davies/PA Wire/dpa
Brentford's Ben Mee (UP) and West Ham United's Mohammed Kudus battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Brentford at the London Stadium. Zac Goodwin/PA Wire/dpa
Napoli's Victor Osimhen scores his side's third goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match between US Sassuolo and SSC Napoli at Mapei Stadium. Massimo Paolone/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp celebrates with the trophy after the English Carabao Cup final soccer match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium. Nick Potts/PA Wire/dpa
Manchester United's Harry Maguire and Fulham's Timothy Castagne battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Fulham at Old Trafford. Mike Egerton/PA Wire/dpa
Liverpool players celebrate on the pitch with the trophy after winning the English Carabao Cup final soccer match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium. Adam Davy/PA Wire/dpa
French Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly of Team Alpine, drives during the second practice session of the Bahrain Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit. Hasan Bratic/dpa
"Cease Fire Now" seen on the back of jury member Verena Paravel as she and Abbas Fahdel (L) present the award for best documentary film for "No Other Land" to directors Yuval Abraham (R) and Basel Adra (Not Pictured) on stage at the closing gala of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival at the Berlinale Palast. Monika Skolimowska/dpa
Traders tie together about a hundred wooden 'barki' boats like a train of boats on the Chengerkhal River. Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
A deer pictured in Bushy Park in London. John Walton/PA Wire/dpa
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