Palestinians prepare for Ramadan with heightened security by Israeli police, overshadowed by the spectre of war and hunger in Gaza, as ceasefire talks stall. (REUTERS)
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A child holds a lantern as displaced Palestinians prepare their tents for Ramadan, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.(REUTERS)
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Thousands of police have been deployed around the narrow streets of Jerusalem's Old City.(REUTERS)
Tens of thousands of worshippers are expected daily at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, a key Islamic holy site.(REUTERS)
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In contrast to previous years, the usual decorations around the Old City in Jerusalem, have not been put up and there was a similar sombre tone in towns across the occupied West Bank, where around 400 Palestinians have been killed in clashes with security forces, or Jewish settlers since the start of the war. (REUTERS)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
