Photo highlights of the day

A child receiving treatment at the Shifa hospital for injuries caused by Israeli shelling after a the third deadly attack on a UN school sheltering displaced Palestinians. Follow events in our live blog. Photograph: APAimages/Rex

An Israeli Merkava tank pulls back from the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military has announced that it will hold fire for seven hours Monday in parts of the Gaza Strip to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid and for displaced Palestinians to return to their homes.

The Israeli military has declared a partial ceasefire for seven hours to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid and said its mission to destroy tunnel networks is almost complete. Here an Israeli Merkava tank pulls back from the Gaza Strip. Photograph: Xinhua News Agency/Rex

Liu Jiali (front L) cries as his daughter (C) wipes his tear after an earthquake killed Liu's wife and two other children in Longtoushan township of Ludian county, Yunnan province August 4, 2014. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least 398 people in a remote area of Yunnan province, and causing thousands of buildings, including a school, to collapse.

Liu Jiali cries as his daughter wipes his tear after an earthquake killed Liu’s wife and two other children in Longtoushan township, China. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck killing at least 398 people causing thousands of buildings, including a school, to collapse. Photograph: Wong Campion/Reuters

A contestant competes during 'Mekepung' traditional water buffalo race on August 3, 2014 near Negara, Bali, Indonesia. Meaning 'to chase around', Mekepung is a race of water buffaloes driven by a jockey and was originally designed as a fun game for peasants to spend their free time between the end of harvest and the start of the planting season

A contestant urges his animals on during the Mekepung traditional water buffalo races in Bali, Indonesia. The races traditionally celebrate the end of the rice harvest. There is frantic betting and the winner is judged not only for speed for style and colour too. Photograph: Putu Sayoga/Getty Images

Local residents ride a boat on a flooded road overflown by the Bago river at a low-lying part in Bago, 80 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Aug. 4, 2014. Flooding is common during Myanmar's monsoon season, which typically starts in late May and ends in mid-October.

A family rides in a boat on a flooded road next to the overflowing Bago river in Burma. Flooding is common during monsoon season, which typically starts in late May and ends in mid-October. Photograph: Khin Maung Win/AP

Staff at Selfridges in London, look at this year's Christmas shop before it opens this morning. Christmas shopping at Selfridges.

It’s only 142 days till Christmas which means staff at Selfridges in London are opening their Christmas shop. After all, who isn’t thinking about Christmas during a heatwave in August? Photograph: Rex

Refugees wait in front of a hostel building ran by pro-Russian rebels in the center of Donetsk

Refugees wait in front of a hostel building run by pro-Russian rebels in the center of Donetsk, Ukraine. Fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels has left at least 10 dead this weekend. Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images

People drive with amphibian vehicles in the river Mosel near Traben-Trabach, southern Germany on August 2, 2014 during the

These two cars haven’t takena wrong turn, but are taking part in ‘Amphib 2014’, a rally for those with amphibian vehicles in the river Mosel in Germany. Photograph: Fredrik Von Erichsen/AFP/Getty Images

The maintainence ariel work platform hanging at an angle on the DC Tower after two window cleaners were trapped at 144 metres from the ground on the 48 floor in their platform at the front of the 'DC-Tower,' Austria's highest skyscraper, in Vienna, Austria, on 02 August 2014. The men were rescued by the Vienna fire brigade and were unhurt.

Hanging in the balance: the terrifying moment two window cleaners were left dangling from the DC Tower in Vienna 144m from the ground after their platform slipped leaving the two men hanging onto the sides. The men were rescued by the Vienna fire brigade and were unhurt though being treat for shock. Photograph: Ma 68 Lichtbildstelle/EPA

In case you are wondering how high 144m is from the ground. The DC tower is Austria’s tallest building. Photograph: Berufsrettung Wien/EPA

Nigerian health officials wait to screen passengers for the Ebola virus after arrival at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria. Nigerian authorities confirmed a second case of Ebola in the country. Photograph: Sunday Alamba/AP