The Week in Pictures: June 7-13, 2024

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2024/06/14 13:26 (CEST)
Shlomi Ziv (L), 40, Andrey Kozlov (C), 27, and Almog Meir, 21, three of the four Israeli hostages who were kidnapped by Hamas from the Nova music festival on 7 October, arrive by a helicopter at the Sheba Medical center in Ramat Gan. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday that it had rescued four Israeli hostages in a "complex special daytime operation" in Nuseirat, a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa

From the Israeli war on Gaza to the G7 summit in Italy, EU elections, the start of the Hajj pilgrimage season and the protests in Argentina against Milei, dpa International presents its Pictures of the Week.

Israeli hostage Noa Argamani, 26, embraces family members at the Sheba Tel-HaShomer Medical Centre, after her rescue by the Israeli army from captivity in the Gaza Strip. -/IDF Spokesperson's unit via GPO/dpa
Israeli hostage Shlomi Ziv, 41, embraces family members at the Sheba Tel-HaShomer Medical Centre, after his rescue by the Israeli army from captivity in the Gaza Strip. -/IDF Spokesperson's unit via GPO/dpa
Palestinians inspect the destruction following an operations by the Israeli Special Forces in the Nuseirat camp. Israeli special forces rescued four hostages in broad daylight on Saturday from the Nuseirat refugee district in the centre of the Gaza Strip after 246 days in captivity, the army said. Omar Naaman/dpa
Cows stand near a fire that started as a result of missile and drone attacks from Lebanon into Israel. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni takes a selfie with the photographers at the G7 summit. Michael Kappeler/dpa
(L-R) Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, US President Joe Biden, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, stand for a family photo during the G7 summit. Michael Kappeler/dpa
Ursula von der Leyen (L), President of the European Commission, reacts after the European election results at the Konrad Adenauer House. Fabian Sommer/dpa
Co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel arrives at the RTL/NTV studio for the elephant round with the party leaders. Kay Nietfeld/dpa
Amira Mohamed Ali (L), Party Chairwoman of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), Sahra Wagenknecht, Party Chairwoman of the BSW, and Christian Leye, BSW Secretary General, react to the announcement of the first forecasts for the results of the 2024 European elections of her party. Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
Ricarda Lang (R), Chairwoman of Alliance 90/The Greens (Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen) and and Omid Nouripour, Chairman of Alliance 90/The Greens (Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen), leave the stage after the announcement of the first forecasts for the results of the 2024 European elections at the Greens' election party in the Columbiahalle. Christoph Soeder/dpa
FPO top candidate Harald Vilimsky at the FPO election party. Helmut Fohringer/APA/dpa
Election workers count the postal votes for the Berlin district of Pankow in the Velodrom cycling and event hall. The European elections began on 06 June, and voting in Germany took place on 09 June. Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa
The participants of the Ukraine conference including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Volodymyr Zelensky stand together for the group photo. The international reconstruction conference for Ukraine will take place in Berlin on June 11 and 12. Britta Pedersen/dpa
Jordan's King Abdullah (C) attends a plenary session during the "Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza" Conference. The conference is organized by Jordan, Egypt and the UN. It aims to find ways in which the international community can respond more effectively to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Chris Setian/Royal Hashemite Court RHC/dpa
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron lay a wreath in the martyred village of Oradour-sur-Glane as they commemorate the victims of the SS massacre of 1944. On June 10, 1944, members of the SS division "Das Reich" murdered 643 civilians in Oradour-sur-Glane and completely destroyed the village. Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
US President Joe Biden (C), flanked by US First Lady Jill Biden (L), France's President Emmanuel Macron (2nd R) and French president's wife Brigitte Macron (R), waves as he participates in a ceremony as part of a state visit to France, at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Saul Loeb/AFP/dpa
A Volkswagen car burns in front of Congress during a protest against the reform plan of President Javier Milei's ultra-liberal government, which is being debated in Congress. Fernando Gens/dpa
Mexico's President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, waves during her first briefing at the National Palace, after meeting with outgoing president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Octavio Gomez Pina/PI via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Hunter Biden, son of USA's President Joe Biden, and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden arrive at the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Delaware for the seventh day of the trial. Saquan Stimpson/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Protestors hold a giant Palestinian flag during a demonstration to support Palestinians and to demand for a cease fire at Place de la Nation. Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP/dpa
A young man passes by destroyed buidlings. On 10 June 2024, the 10th anniversary of ISIS capturing Mosul will be commemorated. The crisis led to over half a million displacements, genocidal acts against the Yazidi minority, and tragedies like the Camp Speicher massacre. As well as the significant destruction Sunni-majority areas faced. Ismail Adnan/dpa
Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca, during the Hajj pilgrimage. Muslims from all over the world gather in Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam that must be carried out by all adult Muslims at least once in their lifetime. It takes place in the last month of the Islamic calendar. -/Saudi Press Agency/dpa
Police officers take part in a silent march organized by the "Blue Light Family" of the German Police Union (DPolG) and the Police Union (GdP) in memory of the police officer who died in a knife attack in Mannheim. Christoph Soeder/dpa
A rainbow coloured heart is seen framing the statue of Vienna's State Opera during the 28th Vienna Pride Parade. Max Slovencik/APA/dpa
A large Adidas ball stands in front of the Munich Football Arena. The opening match of the European Football Championship will take place in the arena on June 14, 2024. Sven Hoppe/dpa
Germany's Waldemar Anton (R) juggles the ball during a training session, as part of their preparations for UEFA EURO 2024. Federico Gambarini/dpa
Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi reacts after the men's high jump final competition at the European Athletics Championships. Oliver Weiken/dpa
(L-R) Germany's Skadi Schier, Eileen Demes, Alica Schmidt and Luna Bulmahn react during the Women's 4x400m relay heat during the European Athletics Championships at the Olympic Stadium. Michael Kappeler/dpa
Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz celebrates with the trophy after defeating Germany's Alexander Zverev following their men's singles final match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros Complex in Paris. Loic Baratoux/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek celebrates with the trophy during a media event after winning against Italy's Jasmine Paolini at the end of their Women's Singles Final tennis match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros Complex. Loic Baratoux/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
British driver George Russell of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, Dutch Formula One driver Max Verstappen of the Red Bull Racing team and British Formula 1 driver Lando Norris of Team McLaren drive during the Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Christinne Muschi/Canadian Press via ZUMA Press/dpa
Barcelona coach Antonio Carlos Ortega Perez (above) is thrown into the air by his players after the men's EHF Champions league Final 4 Handball match between Aalborg HB and FC Barcelona at Lanxess Arena. Marius Becker/dpa
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, speaks during an announcement of new products at the Apple developer conference WWDC on the Apple campus. Andrej Sokolow/dpa
A child plays with a camel displayed for sale at Giza camel market ahead of Eid al Adha. Mahmoud Elkhwas/dpa

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