Israel Hayom Staff's favorite stories from August 2020

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August in Photos

 

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An aerial view of Port of Beirut, decimated by a massive ammonium nitrate explosion on Aug. 4, 2020.The explosion killed at least 180 people and wounded over 6,000, leaving 300,000 people homeless

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1. An aerial view of Port of Beirut, decimated by a massive ammonium nitrate explosion on Aug. 4, 2020.The explosion killed at least 180 people and wounded over 6,000, leaving 300,000 people homeless

2. The Iron Dome defense system fires interceptors as Gaza-based terrorists fire rockets into Israel, Aug. 21 (Reuters/Amir Cohen)

3. Ultra-Orthodox Jews, some wearing protective face mask amid concerns over thecoronavirus outbreak, spend the day at a park in Tel Aviv, Aug. 12 (AP/Oded Balilty)

4. An Israeli juggler holds model in a shape of Star of David on a bridge during a protest against Israel's PM Netanyahu in Tel Aviv,Aug. 23 (AP/Oded Balilty)

5. This Aug. 11, 2020 photo shows graffiti at the site of the catastrophic explosion at the Port of Beirut expresses the writer's opinion about who the responsible party

6. This Aug.11 photo showa a member of Lebanese riot police fires a weapon during anti-government protests following a massive explosion in Beirut (Reuters/Thaier al-Sudani)

7. An anti-Netanyahu protester holding up a sign reading "The Israel Spring" during a protest rally, Aug. 27, 2020

8. A flamboyance of flamingos crowds together in Lake Bogoria, Kenya, Aug. 26 (Reuters/Baz Ratner)

9. The newly renovated Mayflower II, a replica of the original ship that sailed from England in 1620, sails back to its berth in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Aug. 10 (Reuters/Brian Snyder)

10. A view of Abu Dhabi Skyline at sunset. On Aug. 18, Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced a historic peace deal that is bound to change the future of the Middle East

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