One of the worst single tragedies to occur during Israel's war with Hamas took place Thursday, when scores of Palestinians were killed trying to access food aid in Gaza City.

More than 100 people were killed, and at least 760 were injured, in an incident where Israel Defense Forces troops used live fire as hungry and desperate Palestinian civilians were gathering around food aid trucks, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza. CNN is unable to independently confirm these numbers.

The Israeli military has given a different account of the circumstances, with their timeline directly contradicting eyewitness accounts.

More than a half a million people in Gaza are on the brink of famine, United Nations agencies warned on Tuesday, as the war in the enclave stretches towards the five-month mark.

The conflict in Gaza began in October when the Hamas militant group launched surprise cross-border attacks into Israel, killing at least 1,200 people and taking more than 250 others hostage. More than 30,000 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel's war with Hamas began, the health ministry in Gaza said Thursday.

Here are some of the stories that made headlines over the past week, as well as some photos that caught our eye.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell walks to his office after a vote in the Senate chamber in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, February 28. Earlier in the day, the Kentucky Republican, 82, <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F28%2Fpolitics%2Fmitch-mcconnell-stepping-down-leadership-senate-gop%2Findex.html" target="_blank">announced that he would step down as GOP leader</a> in November. He is the longest-serving party leader in the history of the US Senate.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell walks to his office after a vote in the Senate chamber in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, February 28. Earlier in the day, the Kentucky Republican, 82, announced that he would step down as GOP leader in November. He is the longest-serving party leader in the history of the US Senate.
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc./Getty Images
Charred vehicles sit at an auto body shop in Canadian, Texas, on Wednesday, February 28. The property was burned by the <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F29%2Fus%2Ftexas-panhandle-smokehouse-creek-fire-thursday%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Smokehouse Creek Fire</a>, which has torched more than 1 million acres and is the largest wildfire on record in the state.
Charred vehicles sit at an auto body shop in Canadian, Texas, on Wednesday, February 28. The property was burned by the Smokehouse Creek Fire, which has torched more than 1 million acres and is the largest wildfire on record in the state.
Julio Cortez/AP
Students from the University of Georgia <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.onlineathens.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F2024%2F02%2F26%2Fhundreds-gather-to-honor-students-two-students-at-uga-vigil%2F72745290007%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">mourn the loss of Laken Hope Riley and Wyatt Banks</a> during a vigil in Athens on Monday, February 26. Riley, a nursing student from a nearby school who used to attend the University of Georgia, was found dead last week after jogging near a lake on campus. The 22-year-old <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F25%2Fus%2Fuga-augusta-university-student-killing-monday%2Findex.html" target="_blank">died from blunt force trauma to the head</a>, and a man has been charged with her killing. Banks, a 19-year-old Georgia student, killed himself a day before Riley died.
Students from the University of Georgia mourn the loss of Laken Hope Riley and Wyatt Banks during a vigil in Athens on Monday, February 26. Riley, a nursing student from a nearby school who used to attend the University of Georgia, was found dead last week after jogging near a lake on campus. The 22-year-old died from blunt force trauma to the head, and a man has been charged with her killing. Banks, a 19-year-old Georgia student, killed himself a day before Riley died.
Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald/USA Today Network
A woman at a cinema in St. Petersburg, Russia, watches a broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin's <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F29%2Feurope%2Fputin-nuclear-war-state-of-nation-russia-ukraine-intl%2Findex.html" target="_blank">annual state of the nation address</a> on Thursday, February 29. In his speech, Putin warned the West of the risk of nuclear war if they send their own troops to fight for Ukraine, saying Moscow had the weapons to strike Western targets.
A woman at a cinema in St. Petersburg, Russia, watches a broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual state of the nation address on Thursday, February 29. In his speech, Putin warned the West of the risk of nuclear war if they send their own troops to fight for Ukraine, saying Moscow had the weapons to strike Western targets.
Anton Vaganov/Reuters
In this photo, taken with a long exposure, a rocket blasts off from Wenchang, China, on Friday, February 23. It was carrying a communication technology experiment satellite into space.
In this photo, taken with a long exposure, a rocket blasts off from Wenchang, China, on Friday, February 23. It was carrying a communication technology experiment satellite into space.
VCG/Getty Images
Buddhist monks pray at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, in Thailand's Pathum Thani province, during a ceremony commemorating Makha Bucha Day on Saturday, February 24.
Buddhist monks pray at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, in Thailand's Pathum Thani province, during a ceremony commemorating Makha Bucha Day on Saturday, February 24.
Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
A volunteer holds a sign that says "vote uncommitted" outside of a polling station in Dearborn, Michigan, on Tuesday, February 27. President Joe Biden's victory in the Democratic primary came with a warning from progressives, young voters and Arab American Democrats <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F27%2Fpolitics%2Ftakeaways-michigan-democratic-republican-primaries%2Findex.html" target="_blank">in the form of an "uncommitted" protest vote</a>: change course on Israel's war in Gaza or risk losing a significant chunk of support in what could be a decisive general election state. As of Thursday's latest count, "uncommitted" had received 13% of the vote.
A volunteer holds a sign that says "vote uncommitted" outside of a polling station in Dearborn, Michigan, on Tuesday, February 27. President Joe Biden's victory in the Democratic primary came with a warning from progressives, young voters and Arab American Democrats in the form of an "uncommitted" protest vote: change course on Israel's war in Gaza or risk losing a significant chunk of support in what could be a decisive general election state. As of Thursday's latest count, "uncommitted" had received 13% of the vote.
Nic Antaya/Bloomberg/Getty Images
Pope Francis smiles at a young member of a choir who performed at the Vatican on Wednesday, February 28. The Pope recently visited a hospital in Rome <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fvideos%2Fworld%2F2024%2F02%2F29%2Fexp-ben-wedeman-pope-lkl-022901seg2-cnni-world.cnn" target="_blank">after struggling with flu symptoms</a>.
Pope Francis smiles at a young member of a choir who performed at the Vatican on Wednesday, February 28. The Pope recently visited a hospital in Rome after struggling with flu symptoms.
Yara Nardi/Reuters
Farmers block the A2 motorway during protests near Świecko, Poland, on Sunday, February 25. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fvideos%2Fworld%2F2024%2F02%2F27%2Fexp-ctw-poland-farmer-protests-jan-piotrowski-lkl-022710aseg2-cnni-world.cnn" target="_blank">Farmers in Poland have been protesting this month</a> over the impact of Ukrainian imports on their business.
Farmers block the A2 motorway during protests near Świecko, Poland, on Sunday, February 25. Farmers in Poland have been protesting this month over the impact of Ukrainian imports on their business.
Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, takes the stage at her election night watch party in Charleston, South Carolina, on Saturday, February 24. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F24%2Fpolitics%2Ftakeaways-south-carolina-republican-primary%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Haley lost the South Carolina primary to former President Donald Trump</a> but vowed to stay in the race.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, takes the stage at her election night watch party in Charleston, South Carolina, on Saturday, February 24. Haley lost the South Carolina primary to former President Donald Trump but vowed to stay in the race.
Nicole Craine/The New York Times/Redux
A member of the Mexican National Guard races to secure a giant national flag as it is unfurled during Flag Day celebrations in Piedras Negras, Mexico, on Saturday, February 24.
A member of the Mexican National Guard races to secure a giant national flag as it is unfurled during Flag Day celebrations in Piedras Negras, Mexico, on Saturday, February 24.
Cheney Orr/Reuters
Hunter Biden, third from right, arrives for a <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F28%2Fpolitics%2Ftakeaways-hunter-biden-deposition%2Findex.html" target="_blank">closed-door deposition</a> in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, February 28. According to a copy of his opening statement, Biden went directly after Republicans who have pursued him in their impeachment investigation over the past year, accusing GOP lawmakers of peddling "baseless and MAGA-motivated conspiracies about my father."
Hunter Biden, third from right, arrives for a closed-door deposition in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, February 28. According to a copy of his opening statement, Biden went directly after Republicans who have pursued him in their impeachment investigation over the past year, accusing GOP lawmakers of peddling "baseless and MAGA-motivated conspiracies about my father."
Samuel Corum/Getty Images
Deer gather in London's Bushy Park on Saturday, February 24.
Deer gather in London's Bushy Park on Saturday, February 24.
John Walton/PA Images/Getty Images
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a summit of southeastern European countries that was held in Tirana, Albania, on Wednesday, February 28.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a summit of southeastern European countries that was held in Tirana, Albania, on Wednesday, February 28.
Florion Goga/Reuters
Wake Forest fans storm the court after their men's basketball team defeated Duke in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Saturday, February 24. Duke star Kyle Filipowski was injured during <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F24%2Fsport%2Fduke-university-basketball-kyle-filipowski-spt%2Findex.html" target="_blank">the court storming</a>.
Wake Forest fans storm the court after their men's basketball team defeated Duke in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Saturday, February 24. Duke star Kyle Filipowski was injured during the court storming.
Grant Halverson/Getty Images
This image from the Odysseus lunar lander shows <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F28%2Fworld%2Fodysseus-spacecraft-first-images-moon-surface-scn%2Findex.html" target="_blank">the craft making contact with the surface of the moon</a> on Thursday, February 22. It's the first US-made spacecraft to touch down on the moon in five decades.
This image from the Odysseus lunar lander shows the craft making contact with the surface of the moon on Thursday, February 22. It's the first US-made spacecraft to touch down on the moon in five decades.
Intuitive Machines
US President Joe Biden eats an ice cream cone after <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F27%2Fpolitics%2Fbiden-public-image-what-matters%2Findex.html" target="_blank">taping an episode of "Late Night with Seth Meyers"</a> in New York on Monday, February 26.
US President Joe Biden eats an ice cream cone after taping an episode of "Late Night with Seth Meyers" in New York on Monday, February 26.
Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
A model takes part in a Tokyo James fashion show in Milan, Italy, on Saturday, February 24.
A model takes part in a Tokyo James fashion show in Milan, Italy, on Saturday, February 24.
Antonio Calanni/AP
Performers rehearse a dragon dance during <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F08%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Flunar-new-year-2024%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Lunar New Year celebrations</a> in Karawang, Indonesia, on Sunday, February 25.
Performers rehearse a dragon dance during Lunar New Year celebrations in Karawang, Indonesia, on Sunday, February 25.
Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images
Former US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on Saturday, February 24. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F24%2Fpolitics%2Fcpac-speech-trump%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Trump declared himself a "proud political dissident" at CPAC</a>, telling a conservative gathering that his reelection would be "liberation day" for his supporters and "judgment day" for his political enemies.
Former US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on Saturday, February 24. Trump declared himself a "proud political dissident" at CPAC, telling a conservative gathering that his reelection would be "liberation day" for his supporters and "judgment day" for his political enemies.
Alex Brandon/AP
A gaggle of geese walks through the farming village of Fishtë, Albania, on Sunday, February 25.
A gaggle of geese walks through the farming village of Fishtë, Albania, on Sunday, February 25.
Armend Nimani/AFP/Getty Images
Britain's Prince William visits the Western Marble Arch Synagogue in London on Thursday, February 29.
Britain's Prince William visits the Western Marble Arch Synagogue in London on Thursday, February 29.
Toby Melville/Reuters
From left, actresses Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway speak on stage at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 24. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fvideos%2Fentertainment%2F2024%2F02%2F25%2Fsag-awards-streep-blunt-hathaway-the-devil-wears-prada-vpx.cnn" target="_blank">They paid homage to their characters from "The Devil Wears Prada"</a> as they presented an award.
From left, actresses Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway speak on stage at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 24. They paid homage to their characters from "The Devil Wears Prada" as they presented an award.
Michael Buckner/Variety/Getty Images
A Maka Indigenous woman puts on makeup before protesting for the recovery of ancestral lands in Asunción, Paraguay, on Wednesday, February 28.
A Maka Indigenous woman puts on makeup before protesting for the recovery of ancestral lands in Asunción, Paraguay, on Wednesday, February 28.
Jorge Saenz/AP
People are silhouetted against the sunset at Phoenix's Papago Park on Tuesday, February 27.
People are silhouetted against the sunset at Phoenix's Papago Park on Tuesday, February 27.
Lindsey Wasson/AP
An Indonesian Air Force cadet watches the South Korea Air Force's Black Eagles aerobatics team perform during the Singapore Airshow on Thursday, February 22. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F22%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Fphotos-this-week-february-15-february-22%2Findex.html" target="_blank">See last week in 30 photos</a>.
An Indonesian Air Force cadet watches the South Korea Air Force's Black Eagles aerobatics team perform during the Singapore Airshow on Thursday, February 22. See last week in 30 photos.
Edgar Su/Reuters