AP Week in Pictures: Middle East
A bookshop owner repairs a book in Herat, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Dwellers collect their belongings in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, following a fire that gutted hut homes. Scores of huts were burnt to ashes as the fire erupted making dozens of families homeless in a slum of Karachi, local media reported. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
Palestinian women mourn around the body of Isra Khazimia who was killed by Israeli fire after allegedly trying to stab an officer in Jerusalem’s Old City in September, during her funeral in the West Bank village of Qabatiya, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. Israel had withheld the body of Khazimia through its controversial policy of holding the remains of Palestinians killed while reportedly carrying out attacks, although agreed to return her to her family on “humanitarian grounds.” At the time of her alleged attacks, Khazimia was reported to have had mental health issues.(AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Palestinians mourn around the body of Isra Khazimia who was killed by Israeli fire after allegedly trying to stab an officer in Jerusalem’s Old City in September, during her funeral in the West Bank village of Qabatiya, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. Israel had withheld the body of Khazimia through its controversial policy of holding the remains of Palestinians killed while reportedly carrying out attacks, although agreed to return her to her family on “humanitarian grounds.” At the time of her alleged attacks, Khazimia was reported to have had mental health issues. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Mourners carry the body of Eliyahu Kay, a 26-year-old immigrant from South Africa, during his funeral the day after he was killed when a Palestinian man opened fire in the Old City of Jerusalem, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. On Sunday, a Hamas militant opened fire killing Kay, an immigrant to Israel from South Africa, and wounding four other people before he was fatally shot by Israeli police. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A mother takes care of her son who is suffering from dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease, in a hospital, in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. Pakistani health official are battling dengue fever outbreaks across the country as hospitals continued to receive scores of patients, putting strain on the poor emergency services, local media reported. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
Israeli child Rafael Peled, 8, looks through a VR virtual reality goggles as he receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from medical staff at the Sheba Tel Hashomer Hospital in Ramat Gan, Israel, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. Israel has approved the coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla visit the pyramids of Giza, on the edge of Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. The visit is part of the royal couple’s first tour since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Mohamed El-Shahed)
An environmental activist dressed in waste mostly from plastic in a rally called Fashion Revolution, to raise climate awareness, in Tel Aviv, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Mourners bury the bodies of Houthi rebel fighters who were killed in recent fighting with forces of Yemen’s internationally recognized government, during their funeral in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
A young boy celebrates as he plays cricket with his friends in Chaman-e-Hozori park, Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 19 , 2021. (AP Photo/ Petros Giannakouris)
Afghan women wait to receive cash at a money distribution point organized by the World Food Program, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. Many Afghan families who once had steady, stable incomes have plummeted into desperation, uncertain of how they will pay for their next meal. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Burka-wearing Afghan women walk past a clothing shop, in Herat, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Street vendors run with their carts in Chaman-e-Hozori park, Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 19 , 2021. (AP Photo/ Petros Giannakouris)
A bookshop owner repairs a book in Herat, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
A bookshop owner repairs a book in Herat, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Dwellers collect their belongings in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, following a fire that gutted hut homes. Scores of huts were burnt to ashes as the fire erupted making dozens of families homeless in a slum of Karachi, local media reported. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
Dwellers collect their belongings in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, following a fire that gutted hut homes. Scores of huts were burnt to ashes as the fire erupted making dozens of families homeless in a slum of Karachi, local media reported. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
Palestinian women mourn around the body of Isra Khazimia who was killed by Israeli fire after allegedly trying to stab an officer in Jerusalem’s Old City in September, during her funeral in the West Bank village of Qabatiya, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. Israel had withheld the body of Khazimia through its controversial policy of holding the remains of Palestinians killed while reportedly carrying out attacks, although agreed to return her to her family on “humanitarian grounds.” At the time of her alleged attacks, Khazimia was reported to have had mental health issues.(AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Palestinian women mourn around the body of Isra Khazimia who was killed by Israeli fire after allegedly trying to stab an officer in Jerusalem’s Old City in September, during her funeral in the West Bank village of Qabatiya, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. Israel had withheld the body of Khazimia through its controversial policy of holding the remains of Palestinians killed while reportedly carrying out attacks, although agreed to return her to her family on “humanitarian grounds.” At the time of her alleged attacks, Khazimia was reported to have had mental health issues.(AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Palestinians mourn around the body of Isra Khazimia who was killed by Israeli fire after allegedly trying to stab an officer in Jerusalem’s Old City in September, during her funeral in the West Bank village of Qabatiya, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. Israel had withheld the body of Khazimia through its controversial policy of holding the remains of Palestinians killed while reportedly carrying out attacks, although agreed to return her to her family on “humanitarian grounds.” At the time of her alleged attacks, Khazimia was reported to have had mental health issues. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Palestinians mourn around the body of Isra Khazimia who was killed by Israeli fire after allegedly trying to stab an officer in Jerusalem’s Old City in September, during her funeral in the West Bank village of Qabatiya, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. Israel had withheld the body of Khazimia through its controversial policy of holding the remains of Palestinians killed while reportedly carrying out attacks, although agreed to return her to her family on “humanitarian grounds.” At the time of her alleged attacks, Khazimia was reported to have had mental health issues. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Mourners carry the body of Eliyahu Kay, a 26-year-old immigrant from South Africa, during his funeral the day after he was killed when a Palestinian man opened fire in the Old City of Jerusalem, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. On Sunday, a Hamas militant opened fire killing Kay, an immigrant to Israel from South Africa, and wounding four other people before he was fatally shot by Israeli police. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Mourners carry the body of Eliyahu Kay, a 26-year-old immigrant from South Africa, during his funeral the day after he was killed when a Palestinian man opened fire in the Old City of Jerusalem, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. On Sunday, a Hamas militant opened fire killing Kay, an immigrant to Israel from South Africa, and wounding four other people before he was fatally shot by Israeli police. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A mother takes care of her son who is suffering from dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease, in a hospital, in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. Pakistani health official are battling dengue fever outbreaks across the country as hospitals continued to receive scores of patients, putting strain on the poor emergency services, local media reported. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
A mother takes care of her son who is suffering from dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease, in a hospital, in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. Pakistani health official are battling dengue fever outbreaks across the country as hospitals continued to receive scores of patients, putting strain on the poor emergency services, local media reported. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
Israeli child Rafael Peled, 8, looks through a VR virtual reality goggles as he receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from medical staff at the Sheba Tel Hashomer Hospital in Ramat Gan, Israel, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. Israel has approved the coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Israeli child Rafael Peled, 8, looks through a VR virtual reality goggles as he receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from medical staff at the Sheba Tel Hashomer Hospital in Ramat Gan, Israel, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. Israel has approved the coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla visit the pyramids of Giza, on the edge of Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. The visit is part of the royal couple’s first tour since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Mohamed El-Shahed)
Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla visit the pyramids of Giza, on the edge of Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. The visit is part of the royal couple’s first tour since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Mohamed El-Shahed)
An environmental activist dressed in waste mostly from plastic in a rally called Fashion Revolution, to raise climate awareness, in Tel Aviv, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
An environmental activist dressed in waste mostly from plastic in a rally called Fashion Revolution, to raise climate awareness, in Tel Aviv, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Mourners bury the bodies of Houthi rebel fighters who were killed in recent fighting with forces of Yemen’s internationally recognized government, during their funeral in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
Mourners bury the bodies of Houthi rebel fighters who were killed in recent fighting with forces of Yemen’s internationally recognized government, during their funeral in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
A young boy celebrates as he plays cricket with his friends in Chaman-e-Hozori park, Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 19 , 2021. (AP Photo/ Petros Giannakouris)
A young boy celebrates as he plays cricket with his friends in Chaman-e-Hozori park, Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 19 , 2021. (AP Photo/ Petros Giannakouris)
Afghan women wait to receive cash at a money distribution point organized by the World Food Program, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. Many Afghan families who once had steady, stable incomes have plummeted into desperation, uncertain of how they will pay for their next meal. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Afghan women wait to receive cash at a money distribution point organized by the World Food Program, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. Many Afghan families who once had steady, stable incomes have plummeted into desperation, uncertain of how they will pay for their next meal. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Burka-wearing Afghan women walk past a clothing shop, in Herat, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Burka-wearing Afghan women walk past a clothing shop, in Herat, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Street vendors run with their carts in Chaman-e-Hozori park, Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 19 , 2021. (AP Photo/ Petros Giannakouris)
Street vendors run with their carts in Chaman-e-Hozori park, Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 19 , 2021. (AP Photo/ Petros Giannakouris)
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in the Middle East, Afghanistan & Pakistan Region between Nov. 18-24, 2021.
This week’s selection includes scenes from across the region, including daily life in Afghanistan. Israel returned the bodies of two Palestinians after withholding them under its controversial policy of holding the remains of Palestinians killed while reportedly carrying out attacks. A South African immigrant to Israel was laid to rest after a Palestinian man opened fire in Jerusalem’s Old City. Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla visited the Giza Pyramids in their first tour since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
The gallery was curated by Oded Balilty, AP Chief photographer for Israel, the West Bank and Gaza.
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