Photos of the Day: An African Elephant and Shakira

Gaza Strip

Fighters from the Izz al-Din Al-Qassam brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, read from the Qur’an during Laylat al-Qadr (night of decree), which is considered one of the holiest nights of Ramadan
Photograph: Mohammed Saber/EPA

Netiv Haavot, West Bank

Israeli settlers clash with security forces near Bethlehem, in the occupied Palestinian territories. Fifteen settler families are expected to evacuate their homes after their settlement was declared illegal
Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images

Bogotá, Colombia

A participant arrives for the Comic Con Colombia fair
Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images