Pictures of the Week: July 18 – July 25

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From rising death toll on both sides of the Israel-Palestine conflict and the return of MH17 victims to the Netherlands, to wildfires in Washington and the fight to protect flamingos, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

 

Tensions Remain High At Israeli Gaza Border
Jul. 23, 2014. Wounded Israeli soldiers are brought to a helicopter near Kafar Aza, Israel. As operation "Protective Edge " enters its 16th day, 29 Israeli soldiers have been killed and over 600 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza.Andrew Burton—Getty Images
At least 16 killed, among them seven children, in UN-run school
Jul. 24, 2014. A young Palestinian girl who got injured when a UN school for refugees was allegedly hit by a Israeli tank shells, lies on a hospital bed in the emergency room of Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip.Oliver Weiken—EPA
Ukraine Plane
Jul. 22, 2014. A toy bear is placed on charred plane fuselage parts, as people walk through the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 near the village of Hrabove, eastern Ukraine.Vadim Ghirda—AP
TOPSHOTS-SPAIN-BULL-FESTIVAL
Jul. 21, 2014. People climb onto window ledges to try to avoid a bull during the bull rope festival through the streets of Grazalema, Spain.Jorge G. Guerrero—AFP/Getty Images
Tourists cover their bodies with black mud before taking a mud bath at a swimming resort in Suining
Jul. 25, 2014. Tourists cover their bodies with black mud before taking a mud bath at a swimming resort in Suining, Sichuan province, China.Reuters
PHILIPINES-ECONOMY-POVERTY
Jul. 24, 2014. A homeless family lives under a statue in Manila, Philippines.Noel Celis—AFP/Getty Images
BESTPIX - U.S. Agents Take Undocumented Immigrants Into Custody Near Texas-Mexico Border
Jul. 23, 2014. U.S. Border Patrol agents detain undocumented immigrants some 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border near Falfurrias, Texas.John Moore—Getty Images
Tugboats drag cruise liner Costa Concordia after leaving Giglio Island
Jul. 23, 2014. Tugboats drag cruise liner Costa Concordia after leaving Giglio Island.Alessandro Bianchi—Reuters
Dust blows over deceased cattle, which fell victim to the Carlton Complex Fire, on ranch land near Malott, Washington
Jul. 20, 2014. Dust blows over deceased cattle, which fell victim to the Carlton Complex Fire, on ranch land near Malott, Washington.David Ryder—Reuters
TOPSHOTS-BULGARIA-MINORITY-ROMA
Jul. 21, 2014. A Roma woman reacts after a bulldozer demolished her house in a Roma suburb in the town of Stara Zagora.Dimitar Dilkoff—AFP/Getty Images
Bosnian Muslims place their hands on the coffins of relatives before a mass funeral for bodies found in a mass grave, in Kozarac, near Prijedor
Jul. 19, 2014. Bosnian Muslims place their hands on the coffins of relatives before a mass funeral for bodies found in a mass grave, in Kozarac, near Prijedor.Dado Ruvic—Reuters
TOPSHOTS-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-POLITICS-CRISIS-DONETSK-FIGHTING
Jul. 22, 2014. Bodies of crew members lie next to a destroyed Ukrainian tank in the northern outskirts of city of Donetsk.Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty Images
Smoke rises from Gaza
Jul. 20, 2014. Heavy smoke rises over Saja'iah in Gaza following an Israel Air Force bombing, at sunset.Ziv Koren/Polaris
Typhoon Rammasun aftermath recovery.
Jul. 18, 2014. A Filipino boy in water at a flood control facility in Las Pinas city, south of Manila, Philippines.Francis R. Malasig—EPA
Civil War re-enactors fire a cannon every hour to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Atlanta, in Atlanta
Jul. 19, 2014. Civil War re-enactors fire a cannon every hour to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Atlanta, in Atlanta, Georgia. Christopher Aluka Berry—Reuters
BESTPIX Tagging And Control Operation of Flamingo Chicks
Jul. 19, 2014. An adult flamingo stands with flamingo chicks in an enclosure before they are tagged in Fuente de Piedra lake in Spain.Pablo Blazquez Dominguez—Getty Images
*** BESTPIX *** 298 Crew And Passengers Perish On Flight MH17 After Suspected Missile Attack In Ukraine
Jul. 20, 2014. Volunteers look for wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in a wheat field in Grabovo, Ukraine.Rob Stothard—Getty Images
Bosnian Muslims carry coffins with bodies from a mass grave, before a mass funeral in Kozarac, near Prijedor
Jul. 19, 2014. Bosnian Muslims carry coffins with bodies from a mass grave, before a mass funeral in Kozarac, near Prijedor. Dado Ruvic—Reuters
Laylat Al-Qadr in Bahrain
Jul. 20, 2014. A young boy In preparation for Laylat al-Qadr during the holy month of Ramadan when the Koran holy book was revealed to Prophet Mohammed by archangel Gabriel.Ahmed Alfardan—Zumapress
Summer day on the French Riviera
Jul. 21, 2014. People dive into the Mediterranean Sea on a hot summer's day in Nice, southern France.Sebastien Nogier—EPA
The mother of Israeli soldier Tal Yifrah mourns over his flag-covered coffin during his funeral in Rishon Lezion near Tel Aviv
Jul. 22, 2014. The mother of Israeli soldier Tal Yifrah mourns over his flag-covered coffin during his funeral in Rishon Lezion near Tel Aviv. Ronen Zvulun—Reuters
U.S. troops from NATO keep watch as workers load ballot boxes to a truck in Jalalabad
Jul. 20, 2014. U.S. troops from the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) keep watch as workers load ballot boxes to a truck which will be transferred to Kabul for an audit of the presidential run-off, in Jalalabad province.Parwiz—Reuters
TOPSHOTS-BELARUS-RELIGION-FEATURE
Jul. 20, 2014. Two women walking in front of Svyato-Dukhov (Holy Spirit ) Orthodox cathedral are reflected in the wet tablets of a roadway in the Belarus capital Minsk.Sergei Gapon—AFP/Getty Images
TOPSHOTS-DIVING-WORLD-CHN
Jul. 20, 2014. David Dinsmore of the US competes during the men's 10 metre semi-final platform event at the 19th FINA Diving World Cup in Shanghai. Johannes Eisele—AFP/Getty Images
Ukraine Plane
Jul. 22, 2014. A woman cries during a religious service held by villagers in memory of the victims at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 near the village of Hrabove, eastern Ukraine. Vadim Ghirda—AP
Members of a Dutch forensics team prepare to inspect rail cars where the bodies of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash victims were being held in Torez, Ukraine.
Jul. 21, 2014. Members of a Dutch forensics team prepare to inspect rail cars where the bodies of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash victims were being held in Torez, Ukraine.Mauricio Lima—The New York Times
International Tension Increases Over Access To MH17 Crash Site
Jul. 21, 2014. Local residents gather to watch as the bodies of victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 are removed from the scene of the crash in Grabovo, Ukraine. Brendan Hoffman—Getty Images
A worker rests on vermicelli inside a factory in Allahabad
Jul. 22, 2014.A worker rests on vermicelli inside a factory in the northern Indian city of Allahabad.Jitendra Prakash—Reuters
APTOPIX Mideast Iran Ramadan
Jul. 19, 2014. Iranian Shiite Muslim women pray as they place the Quran, Islam's holy book, on their heads during a religious ceremony at the graves of soldiers who were killed during 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, at the Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery, during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, just outside Tehran, Iran. Ebrahim Noroozi—AP
Casualties mount in Gaza City, Israel expands ground operation
Jul. 20, 2014. A doctor cries while standing next to a table with the bodies of four dead children in the morgue of the Shifa hospital in Gaza City.Oliver Weiken—EPA
A PALESTINIAN BOY, WHO MEDICS SAID WAS WOUNDED BY ISRAELI SHELLING, RECEIVES TREATMENT AT AL-SHIFA HOSPITAL
Jul. 20, 2014. A Palestinian boy, who medics said was wounded by Israeli shelling, receives treatment at al-Shifa Ali Jadallah APAIMAGES/Landov
Women grieve during the funeral of Islamic Brigades fighter Abdalla Ismail al Buheisi, in Deir Al Balah, on the Gaza Strip.
Jul. 22, 2014. Women grieve during the funeral of Islamic Brigades fighter Abdalla Ismail al Buheisi, in Deir Al Balah, on the Gaza Strip.Sergey Ponomarev—The New York Times/Redux
Taiwan Military Exercises
Jul. 21, 2014. Taiwan Marine Corps "Frog Men" display stretching routines during a tour at the naval base in Zuoying, southern Taiwan.Wally Santana—AP
An evicted resident of Tower of David sits in a bus, as the building is reflected on the window, which will transport them to the new home in Caracas
Jul. 22, 2014. An evicted resident of Tower of David sits in a bus, as the building is reflected on the window, which will transport them to the new home in Caracas, Venezuela.Jorge Silva—Reuters
China Military
Jul. 22, 2014. Chinese People's Liberation Army cadets conduct a bayonet drill at the PLA's Armoured Forces Engineering Academy Base, in the outskirt of Beijing, China.Andy Wong—AP
NETHERLANDS-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-VICTIMS
Jul. 23, 2014. A convoy of hearses carrying coffins containing the remains of victims of the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, drives from the Eindhoven Airbase to Hilversum. Remko De Waal—AFP/Getty Images
Netherlands day of national mourning
Jul. 23, 2014. Two air hostesses at Schiphol Airport, near Amsterdam, The Netherlands.Robin Van Lonkhuijsen—EPA
Tour de France 2014 - 16th stage
Jul. 22. 2014. A pack of riders during the 16th stage of the 101st Tour de France 2014 cycling race.Nicolas Bouvy—EPA
Mourners wait in a limousine after attending the funeral of Eric Garner in New York
Jul. 23, 2014. Mourners wait in a limousine after attending the funeral of Eric Garner in New York.Lucas Jackson—Reuters
Faithful pray in Ottoman-era Sultanahmet mosque during Ramadan, in Istanbul
Jul. 23, 2014. Turkish faithful pray in Ottoman-era Sultanahmet mosque, known as Blue mosque, on "Laylat Al Qadr" during the holy month of Ramadan, in Istanbul.Yagiz Karahan—Reuters
Migrant workers sleep under a mosquito net beneath an overpass in Mumbai
Jul. 24, 2014. Migrant workers sleep under a mosquito net beneath an overpass in Mumbai.Danish Siddiqui—Reuters
Tensions Remain High At Israeli Gaza Border
Jul. 22, 2014. Israeli soldiers stand near their tank while smoke due to airstrikes and shelling rises from Gaza near Sderot, Israel.Andrew Burton—Getty Images
TAIWAN-WEATHER-TYPHOON
Jul. 23, 2014. A Chinese worker is lifted from a helicopter near the Sheng Chang oil tanker as it runs aground at Kaohsiung harbor as Typhoon Matmo hit.STR/AFP/Getty Images
APTOPIX Britain Commonwealth Games
Jul. 24, 2014. Members of the New Zealnad team compete during the Men's team pursuit 4000m qualifying at the Velodrome in Glasgow, Scotland.Scott Heppell—AP
Girls play in an IDP camp inside the U.N. base in Malakal
Jul. 24, 2014. Girls play in an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp inside the U.N. base in Malakal, South Sudan.Andreea Campeanu —Reuters
Rescue personnel survey the wreckage of a TransAsia Airways turboprop plane that crashed on Penghu island
Jul. 24, 2014. Rescue personnel survey the wreckage of a TransAsia Airways turboprop plane that crashed, on Taiwan's offshore island Penghu.Reuters
TOPSHOTS-SPAIN-RAIL-ACCIDENT-ANNIVERSARY
Jul. 24, 2014. A relative of victims of the Santiago de Compostela train crash pays tribute on the first anniversary at the site of the accident in Angrois, near Santiago de Compostela, Spain.Miguel Riopa—AFP/Getty Images
Voluntary Demolition of informal settlers shanties
Jul. 23, 2014. A Filipino child looks from inside a shanty during a voluntary demolition at a slum area in Manila, Philippines.Ritchie B. Tongo—EPA
Funeral of Sgt. Max Steinberg, IDF soldier killed by Palestinian militant anti-tank rocket, Mt. Herzl cemetery, Jerusalem, Israel - 23 Jul 2014
Jul. 23, 2014. Comrades of slain Sgt. Max Steinberg comfort each other during his funeral.Omer Messinger—NurPhoto/Corbis
Jul. 20, 2014. A Palestinian man holds a girl injured during shelling at a U.N.-run school sheltering Palestinians, at a hospital in the northern Gaza Strip.Alessio Romenzi for TIME
Gaza Strip, Gaza Street: A Palestinian man looks through the window of his house at the buildings damaged  overnight by an airstrike in Gaza City.. ALESSIO ROMENZI for TIME
Jul. 20, 2014. A Palestinian man looks through the window of his house to buildings damaged by an overnight airstrike in Gaza City, Alessio Romenzi for TIME
Muslims sit inside the compound of Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) before the start of last Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the old quarters of Delhi
Jul. 25, 2014.Muslims sit inside the compound of Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) before the start of last Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the old quarters of Delhi.Ahmad Masood—Reuters
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-POLITICS-CRISIS-DONETSK
Jul. 22, 2014. A pro-Russia separatist pets a kitten standing on his shoulder as he mans a checkpoint in the northern outskirts of city of Donetsk.Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty Images
Subsaharian immigrants seeking entry to Melilla enclave
Jul. 23, 2014. Three women look at a group of Subsaharian immigrants who await on the other side of the fence bordering the Spanish city of Melilla with Morocco, in the Spanish enclave of Melilla, northern AfricaFrancisco G. Guerrero—EPA
A Russian sailor takes part in a naval parade rehearsal in the far eastern port of Vladivostok
Jul. 25, 2014. A Russian sailor takes part in a naval parade rehearsal in the far eastern port of Vladivostok, Russia.Yuri Maltsev—Reuters
Nasa: image of rockets firing between Israel and Gaza while on board the ISS
Jul. 24, 2014. European Space Agency, (ESA) astronaut Alexander Gerst, "My saddest photo yet. From the International Space Station we can actually see explosions and rockets flying over Gaza and Israel. " Alexander Gerst—ESA/NASA/SIPA

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