Key Facts

• In Gaza City, Israeli airstrikes hit areas including a blacksmith’s workshop, causing damage and danger to civilians.
• Israel will hold national elections on 27 October, following recent attacks by Hamas.
• In the West Bank, violence from Israeli settler extremists is expected to continue until the election.
• Venezuela faces public anger after earthquakes killed nearly 4,500 people and caused building collapses.
• Ukraine’s president dismissed his defence minister in a government reshuffle amid ongoing conflict with Russia.
• French firefighters are battling large wildfires near Paris during a heatwave, highlighting concerns about climate change.
• The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues; a treatment trial has started but no approved drug yet exists.
• The photos capture a wide range of issues impacting people’s lives around the world today.