# Week in pictures: Solar eclipse, Colombia quake and Israeli settlers in West Bank

https://mins.news/en/item/23466

- France 24, 2026-08-16 12:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260816-week-in-pictures-a-solar-eclipse-quake-in-colombia-and-israeli-settlers-in-the-occupied-west-bank

> This week’s striking images include a solar eclipse visible across parts of Europe, continuing search-and-rescue efforts in Colombia after a devastating earthquake killed at least 300 people and left hundreds missing, and escalating violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, condemned by the US ambassador to Israel as “acts of terror”.

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