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The week in pictures: War in the Middle East, Milan Cortina Paralympic Games and Holi celebrations

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From Israeli strikes on Lebanon and tributes to Iranian victims of the new war in the Middle East to celebrations of Purim in Israel, Holi in India, and the Paralympic Games' kickoff in Milan-Cortina, FRANCE 24 takes a look at the week's most striking images.

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Des panaches de fumée s'élèvent après les bombardements israéliens sur la banlieue sud de Beyrouth (Liban), le 2 mars 2026.
Plumes of smoke rise after Israeli air strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, March 2, 2026. © Ibrahim Amro, AFP

 

Des hommes juifs ultra-orthodoxes célèbrent la fête de Pourim en pleine guerre avec l'Iran, à Jérusalem, le 4 mars 2026.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate Purim in Jerusalem on March 4, 2026. © Ohad Zwigenberg, AP
Des personnes en deuil assistent aux funérailles des victimes de la guerre israélo-américaine contre l'Iran, dans la ville iranienne de Qom, le 5 mars 2026.
Mourners attend the funeral of victims of the Israeli-American war against Iran in the Iranian city of Qom on March 5, 2026. © Mehdi Alavi, AFP
Un garçon joue avec ses moutons près d'un missile non explosé qui a atterri dans un champ à la périphérie de Qamishli, dans l'est de la Syrie, le 5 mars 2026.
A boy plays with his sheep near an unexploded missile that landed in a field on the outskirts of Qamishli, eastern Syria, on March 5, 2026. © Delil Souleiman, AFP
Une femme recouverte de poudre colorée lors des célébrations de la fête de Holi à Hyderabad, en Inde, le 4 mars 2026.
A woman is covered in coloured powder during Holi celebrations in Hyderabad, India on March 4, 2026. © Mahesh Kumar A., AP
Des migrants tentent d'embarquer sur une embarcation de passeurs au large de la plage de Gravelines, dans le nord de la France, pour traverser la Manche, le 3 mars 2026.
Migrants attempt to board a smuggler's boat to cross the English Channel off of Gravelines beach in northern France on March 3, 2026. © Sameer al-Doumy, AFP
Une femme embrasse son mari, prisonnier de guerre ukrainien libéré après 22 mois de captivité aux mains des Russes, à la suite d'un échange de prisonniers dans la région de Tchernihiv, en Ukraine.
Olesya embraces her husband Oleksandr, a Ukrainian prisoner of war released after 22 months of captivity by Russia, following a prisoner exchange in the Chernihiv region of Ukraine on March 5, 2026. © Genya Savilov, AFP
Dancers perform during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Verona, Italy, on Friday, March 6, 2026
Dancers perform during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Verona, Italy, Friday, March 6, 2026. © Antonio Calanni, AP
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