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Hundreds of people gather outside the Qatari embassy in London to demand the release of the 230 hostages held in Gaza by Hamas following its surprise attack on Israel on October 7. In addition to the hostages, Israeli officials say some 1,400 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the attack, making it the deadliest in Israel's history. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says the retaliatory Israeli bombardment has killed more than 8,000 people, mainly civilians and half of them children. IMAGES
In Geneva, outside the United Nations headquarters, protesters call for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. IMAGES
"Bring them home. Alive! now!" chant protesters holding pictures of Hamas-held Israeli hostages outside Columbia University as pro-Palestinian protests have taken over the campus since Wednesday. IMAGES
Protesters rally outside the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem to demand the return of hostages taken by Hamas. Around 1,400 people, mainly civilians, have been killed in Israel in Hamas’s unprecedented attack and more than 240 have been taken hostage, according to Israeli officials. Since then, Israel has relentlessly bombarded Gaza and sent in ground troops in an assault the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory says has killed more than 10,000 people, mostly women and children. IMAGES
Israeli police use water cannons to disperse protesters rallying in Tel Aviv to demand urgent government action to bring home hostages held in Gaza, after the bodies of several were retrieved. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.