Israelis returned after a pilot apparently tried to crash their flight; Palestinians buried Israeli strike victims; Baghdad ballet dancers prepared and racers braved mud in Lebanon. This photo gallery was curated by AP photojournalist Hassan Ammar.
The full moon rises behind the silhouettes of people walking in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Motorcyclists drive past a billboard depicting a Persian legendary hero and flying figure hitting U.S. aircraft carriers alongside the message in English and Farsi: "From the Persian Gulf a new power rises" "The army of Satan will be drowned in the Persian Gulf, " during a state-organized motorcycle parade called "Janfada," meaning "Sacrifice for Iran,", in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Covered in prayer shawls, Jewish men pray in front of the gate at Souq Al-Qattanin, or Cotton Merchants' Market, one of the entrances to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, during morning prayers for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshippers hold candles on the eve of the Meskel holiday at the Ethiopian monks' village, Deir Al‑Sultan, located on the rooftop of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem's Old City, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Israeli soldiers take positions during a military operation at a market in Nablus, West Bank, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Muhammad)
A girl walks through an alley in the old city of the southern Lebanese port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
A tea seller pours milk from a can as he prepares tea at a market in Houthi-controlled Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
Mud splashes onto a competitor's face as he crawls through an obstacle during the 15th edition of the Hannibal Race at the Mzaar-Kfardebian ski resort, northeast of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Students from the Baghdad Ballet Academy prepare to perform in a production titled "Mermaid" at Al-Sinbad Theater in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Mourners gather around the flag-draped remains of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes during the war with Hamas after they were recovered from the rubble, during their funeral in Gaza City, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun)
Passengers who experienced an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, during a flight on FlyDubai plane, arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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The full moon rises behind the silhouettes of people walking in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Motorcyclists drive past a billboard depicting a Persian legendary hero and flying figure hitting U.S. aircraft carriers alongside the message in English and Farsi: "From the Persian Gulf a new power rises" "The army of Satan will be drowned in the Persian Gulf, " during a state-organized motorcycle parade called "Janfada," meaning "Sacrifice for Iran,", in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Covered in prayer shawls, Jewish men pray in front of the gate at Souq Al-Qattanin, or Cotton Merchants' Market, one of the entrances to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, during morning prayers for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshippers hold candles on the eve of the Meskel holiday at the Ethiopian monks' village, Deir Al‑Sultan, located on the rooftop of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem's Old City, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Israeli soldiers take positions during a military operation at a market in Nablus, West Bank, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Muhammad)
A girl walks through an alley in the old city of the southern Lebanese port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
A tea seller pours milk from a can as he prepares tea at a market in Houthi-controlled Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
Mud splashes onto a competitor's face as he crawls through an obstacle during the 15th edition of the Hannibal Race at the Mzaar-Kfardebian ski resort, northeast of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Students from the Baghdad Ballet Academy prepare to perform in a production titled "Mermaid" at Al-Sinbad Theater in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Mourners gather around the flag-draped remains of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes during the war with Hamas after they were recovered from the rubble, during their funeral in Gaza City, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun)
