A Franciscan priest baptizes a child during a ceremony at the baptismal site known as Qasr el-Yahud, near the West Bank city of Jericho, Jan. 13. Hundreds of Christians gathered on Sunday on the banks of the Jordan River at the traditional site where it is believed John the Baptist baptized Jesus.

Palestinians slide in a water canal used for irrigation to cool off as temperatures soar in the West Bank city of Jericho on July 28.