Friday: The day in photos
Israeli soldiers scuffle with an Israeli activist today during a demonstration against construction of a barrier near the West Bank village of Maasarah, near Bethlehem. Israel says the barrier, aimed at sealing off the Jewish state from the West Bank, is necessary for security; Palestinians see the move as a unilateral redrawing of the border. (Nasser Shiyoukhi / Associated Press)
A Palestinian police officer gestures as he and other supporters of the Islamic militant group Hamas gather today during a demonstration in Gaza City. Palestinian militants launched rockets toward an Israeli city north of the Gaza Strip, a serious escalation in widening violence. The Israeli military warned residents of communities near Gaza to remain in their homes, and police and rescue services announced they were raising the alert level in preparation for more attacks. (Hatem Moussa / Associated Press)
A member of the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery fires a 41-gun salute in London’s Hyde Park at noon to mark the Prince of Wales’ 60th birthday today. This is the first time that the King’s Troop has been directed by Queen Elizabeth II to perform the gun salute in honor of Prince Charles’ birthday. (Oli Scarff / Getty Images)
Britain’s Prince Charles and wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, visit the Beckton Community Center in East London. The prince, who turned 60 today, spent time with young people who have been helped by his charities. (Carl De Souza / AFP/Getty Images)
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Philippine farmers pray over disputed farmland in Santa Catalina town in Negros Oriental province on Tuesday before a ceremony in which the government installed 30 land reform beneficiaries as the owners of 61 hectares of land. The ceremony comes after an 11- year legal battle with the powerful Teves family, which holds vast tracts of agricultural land in the province. (Romeo Gacad / AFP/Getty Images)
Two men take a scooter ride during the season’s first snowfall in Srinagar, in the Indian-held portion of Kashmir. (Dar Yasin / Associated Press)
A view of snowcapped Mt. Fuji and the moon from Gotenba, Japan. (Koichi Kamoshida / Getty Images)
In Rafah, a Palestinian smuggles a goat through a tunnel that runs from Egypt to the Gaza Strip. Israel kept the crossings into Gaza sealed for a 10th day today in response to continued rocket fire by Palestinian militants that followed an Israeli army raid. The U.N. suspended its food aid distribution to Gaza residents because its warehouses have run out of food, said John Ging, head of Gaza operations for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. (Khalil Hamra / Associated Press)
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The coffin of Pvt. Ralph Tupper Ferns of the Royal Regiment of Canada is carried during a funeral service at the Canadian war cemetery in Bretteville-sur-Laize, western France. Ferns went missing on Aug. 14, 1944, near Haut-Mesnil in Normandy, France, and his remains were discovered in 2005. A Canadian delegation including Ferns’ relatives, WW II and other veterans, representatives of veterans organizations, and lawmakers attended the ceremony. (David Vincent / Associated Press)
