24 hours in pictures, 23 October 2023

The EFF picket at the Israeli embassy in Lynnwood Gardens Estate, Pretoria, 23 October 2023 in solidarity with the people of Palestine. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen Indian police personnel detain a pro-Palestinian activist during an anti-Israel protest near the Israeli high commission in New Delhi, India, 23 October 2023. Thousands of Israelis and Palestinians have died since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October, and the Israeli strikes on the Palestinian enclave which followed it. Picture: EPA-EFE/HARISH TYAGI Palestinians inspect a destroyed area after Israeli air strikes in Gaza City, 23 October 2023. More than 4,700 Palestinians and over 1,400 Israelis have been killed, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Palestinian health authority, since Hamas militants launched an attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October. Picture: EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED SABER Hundreds of people demonstrate in support of Israel, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 22 October 2023. Gathering on Paulista Avenue, very close to a simultaneous demonstration in support of Palestine, of about 1,000 people, a smaller number of protesters gathered at the headquarters of the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (Fiesp), one of the main employers' associations in the country, to express their support for the Government and people of Israel. Thousands of Israelis and Palestinians have died since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October 2023, leading to Israeli retaliation strikes on the Palestinian enclave. Picture: EPA-EFE/Isaac Fontana A person dressed in a costume participates in the catrinas procession as part of the celebrations for the Day of the Dead, in Mexico City, Mexico, 22 October 2023. Tens of thousands of Mexicans and tourists observed the 'Mega Procession of the Catrinas,' a lively parade of skeletons in Mexico City. This event serves as a prelude to the Day of the Dead. Picture: EPA-EFE/Isaac Esquivel Temba Bavuma of South Africa during the South Africa men's national cricket team training session at Wankhede Stadium on October 23, 2023 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Gallo Images) Residents of Eloff Extension, Selby, Johannesburg rebuid their shacks, 23 Octber 2023, after a fire swept through the informal settlement on Saturday morning, leaving two dead. Picture: Bulelwa Ndongeni A polluted stormwater drain near Bosmont Masjid Islamic Centre in Newclare, Johannesburg, 23 October 2023. Three main causes of water pollution are discharging of garbage, sewage, and liquid wastes of agricultural lands, households, factories into the rivers and dumping of litter like plastic and glass, and other solid wastes into water. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/The Citizen A design by Wackie Ju is presented during the Fashion X Theatre show as part of Melbourne Fashion Week in Melbourne, Australia, 23 October 2023. Picture: EPA-EFE/JOEL CARRETT epaselect epa10933748 A child gives flowers to Hindu devotees at the Mahalaxmi temple of Bode on the ninth day of Dashain festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, 23 October 2023. During the 15-day-long Dashain festival, Nepalese devotees worship the Hindu goddess Durga, offering animal sacrifices, such as chicken, goats and buffalos. Picture: EPA-EFE/NARENDRA SHRESTHA A picture taken with a drone shows sunken boats in the harbour in Rodvig, Denmark, 22 October 2023. Storm Babet sweeps across northern parts of Europe, including Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Germany with heavy rains causing flash floods and strong winds. The water levels are falling again. Picture: EPA-EFE/Mads Claus Rasmussen WATCH: Smoke, devastation and prayer on the frontline with firefighters ‘saving a nation’

24 hours in pictures, 23 October 2023

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