The Week in Pictures

GAZA CITY, GAZA: Palestinian orphans attend a ceremony to mark the Orphan Day in Gaza.

GAZA CITY, GAZA: A shepherd and camels are seen during sunset in Beit Lahia town of Gaza City.

GAZA CITY, GAZA: A Palestinian student draws a picture to commemorate the 39th anniversary of the Palestine Land Day.

MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA: Thousands of Muslims gather at the Grand Mosque (Haram), in Islam’s holiest city of Makkah and home to the Qabba as Muslims perform the Umrah or lesser pilgrimages.

ERBIL, IRAQ: Visitors look at the books during Erbil International Book Fair 2015, including books of 200 publishers from different countries, at Sami Abdul-Rahman Park.

JABAILA, GAZA: Palestinian girls standing in a doorway that previously housed a mural of a weeping woman, painted by British street artist Banksy, in the rubble of a house that was destroyed during Israel’s offensive last Summer.