Middle East Images Nov 17 - 23

Birds fly as the sun sets over the northern Gaza Strip November 20

Smoke and explosion are seen after what witnesses said was an Israeli air strike in Gaza City November 21

Israeli police explosives experts survey a damaged bus at the scene of an explosion in Tel Aviv November 21

Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh hugs the brother of Hamas military chief Ahmed Jaabari, who was killed by an Israeli air strike, during a rally in Gaza City November 22

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Egypt's Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr address a joint news conference at the presidential palace in Cairo November 21

Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal holds a copy of the Hamas-Israel cease-fire agreement during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 21

Palestinian boys celebrate what they say is a victory over Israel after an eight-day conflict in Gaza City November 21

An Israeli reservist soldier waits at a field before heading home, near the border with the northern Gaza Strip November 22

Singer Jennifer Lopez performs during her concert in Dubai Media City November 22

Shi'ite pilgrims beat themselves with iron chains as they take part in preparations for the Ashura ceremony in Kerbala, about 80 km southwest of Baghdad, November 23

Lebanese women security forces take part in a military parade to celebrate the 69th anniversary of Lebanon's independence day in downtown Beirut November 22

The mummy of Tutankhamen lies in the tomb of the king at the Valley of the Kings in Luxor November 22

Protesters run from tear gas released by riot police during clashes at Tahrir square in Cairo November 23