The 20 photographs of the week

AP photographer Wong Maye-E has continued to document daily life in North Korea. Here girls stand under a shower at the Songdowon International Children's Camp, in Wonsan Photograph: Wong Maye-E/AP

North Korean women who work at the Kim Jong Suk Pyongyang textile factory spend their free time in a sauna at their dormitory in Pyongyang.
You can see more from the set here Photograph: Wong Maye-E/AP

The conflict between Israel and Gaza continued to dominate photojournalism this week. Here smoke rises from Tuffah neighbourhood after Israeli air strikes in the east of Gaza City Photograph: Mohammed Saber/EPA

An injured Palestinian child receives treatment at Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahia, Gaza. The death toll from the Israeli shelling of a school run by the UN's Palestinian refugees agency (UNRWA) in northern Gaza Strip in the early hours of Wednesday July 30, 2014, rose to 15, the Palestinian Health Ministry said Photograph: Onur Coban/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Getty photographer Andrew Burton has been documenting Israeli forces. Here soldiers freshen up in the morning near Kafar Azza in Israel Photograph: Andrew Burton/Getty Images

Palestinian children look toward the scene of an explosion at a public garden in Gaza City Photograph: Finbarr O'reilly/Reuters

Teams of up to 500 men, women and children compete to build the tallest human tower, which can be as many as 10 levels tall, in Tarragona, Spain. The tradition in Catalonia, Spain, dates back to the end of the 18th century Photograph: David Oliete/Barcroft Media

A young Indian Muslim yawns during Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP

Fire engulfs the historic pier at Eastbourne on the south coast of England.
There are more images from the fire here Photograph: Mark Dimmock/Rex Features

A child walks on Malagueta beach in Malaga, Spain Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters

A man with his dog looks at a damaged area after shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images

The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, continues to generate outstanding soprts photography. Here an athlete prepares to throw in the shot put discipline Photograph: Frank Augstein/AP

Nick Matthew sandwiched between James Willstrop and his reflection during the men's squash gold medal match at Scotstoun Sports Campus in Glasgow.
You can see more of Tom's photographs here Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Kenya's Denis Okoth lands a punch on England's Samuel Maxwell during their men's Light Welterweight boxing fight at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland Photograph: Jim Young/Reuters

Paramilitary policemen pledge to ensure the security of the upcoming Second Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China Photograph: Feature China/Barcroft Media

AP photographer Muhammed Muheisen continues to shine a powerful light on the plight of Syrian refugees. Here he concentrates on children. Clockwise from top left: Samah, five, Ammar, 10, Batoul, six, Mohammed, eight, Amal, 11 and Malak, nine, pose at Zaatari refugee camp, near the Syrian border, in Mafraq, Jordan Photograph: AP/Muhammed Muheisen

A rebel fighter knocks a hole in a wall inside a room at Karm al-Tarab frontline in Aleppo, Syria Photograph: Hamid Khatib/Reuters

The Iberian peninsula at night as seen from the International Space Station. The entire Iberian Peninsula, which includes Spain, Portugal and Andorra can be seen illuminated at night as also part of France can be seen at the top of the image and the Strait of Gibraltar at bottom, with a very small portion of Morocco noticeable near the lower right corner of the image Photograph: NASA/EPA

A fire truck nestles in the rubble after massive underground gas explosions in Kaohsiung, Taiwan Photograph: Wally Santana/AP

A woman stands on her balcony as she watches the world go by in Barcelona, Spain Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP