Middle East in review

This monthly gallery features some of the top photojournalism made by Associated Press photographers documenting the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan during the month of March.

Lebanese special forces soldiers, right, remove their comrade who fainted from tear gas during a protest for retired army soldiers and other protesters who are demanding better pay, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan take cover after riot police officers fire tear gas to disperse them during clashes, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, March 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

An Israeli activist dressed as a clown runs with border police as Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system block a free way in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, March 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israeli women's rights activists dressed as characters in the popular television series, "The Handmaid's Tale," protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, March 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

A line of protesters supporting women's rights, dressed as characters from The Handmaid's Tale television series, and other Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, March 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Two demonstrators hug as mounted police officers disperse people blocking a highway during a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the Israel's judicial system in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, March 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Israeli police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators blocking a road during a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, March 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

A Palestinian wife takes a last look at the body of her husband, Tariq Maali, 42, who was shot and killed by an Israeli settler after allegedly trying to stab him on Jan. 21, 2023 in the occupied West Bank, during his funeral in the village Kafr Nama near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Saturday March 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Ultra-orthodox Jewish men rest after getting drunk during celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Purim in Mea Shearim ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, at a synagogue in Bnei Brak, Israel, Monday, March 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Jewish settlers dressed in costumes celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim as soldiers secure the march in the West Bank city of Hebron, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Followers of the Sabean Mandaeans faith, a pre-Christian sect that follows the teachings of the Bible's John the Baptist, perform their rituals in the Tigris River during a celebration marking "Banja" or Creation Feast, in central Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Palestinians enjoy their day on the beach in Gaza City, Thursday, March 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Afghan brides and grooms participate in a mass wedding ceremony during the International Women's Day, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Afghan school girls attend their classroom on the first day of the new school year, in Kabul, Saturday, March 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Women gather and wait their turn to get a free sack of wheat flour at a distribution point, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

Palestinian youth play soccer in a field next to Israel's separation barrier in Aida Refugee camp, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Dozens of manta rays lie on the beach of the Mediterranean Sea in Gaza City, Sunday, March 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

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Lead photo: A protester throws a glass bottle at the Lebanese Central Bank building during a protest by frustrated depositors rallying against Central Bank's Gov. Riad Salameh, who is facing corruption charges, and the deepening financial crisis in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

The gallery was curated by Oded Balilty, AP Chief photographer for Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, and Dusan Vranic, Deputy News Director for Photography for the Middle East, Afghanistan & Pakistan. 

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