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Members of the Ezzedine Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement, parade in Gaza City. AFP
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Palestinian workers clear the rubble and debris in Gaza City's al-Rimal neighbourhood, which was targeted by Israeli strikes during the recent confrontation between Hamas and Israel, on June 8, 2021. AFP
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A Palestinian man rides his camel after sunset on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, at the beach in Gaza City, Sunday, June 6, 2021. AP
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Palestinians pray at a mosque heavily damaged during the May 2021 conflict between Hamas and Israel. AFP
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A Palestinian youth prepares to cook corn near buildings destroyed during the May 2021 conflict between Hamas and Israel. AFP
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Palestinian boys walk past the destroyed Al Shuruq tower in Gaza City's Al Rimal neighbourhood. AFP
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Palestinians gather near buildings that were heavily damaged during the May conflict in Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
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An excavator clears the rubble and debris in Gaza City's Al Rimal neighbourhood which was targeted by Israeli strikes. AFP
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Palestinians pass by the destroyed Al Shuruq tower in Gaza City's Al Rimal neighbourhood. AFP
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Palestinian children play inside a car destroyed during the May 2021 conflict between Hamas and Israel. AFP
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A Fatah militant hold his rifle during a rally in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. AP
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Fatah militants display their weapons during a rally in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. AP
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Fatah militants stand in formation with their weapons during a rally in Khan Younis. AP
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Members of the Ezzedine Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement, parade in Gaza City. AFP
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Palestinian workers clear the rubble and debris in Gaza City's al-Rimal neighbourhood, which was targeted by Israeli strikes during the recent confrontation between Hamas and Israel, on June 8, 2021. AFP
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A Palestinian man rides his camel after sunset on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, at the beach in Gaza City, Sunday, June 6, 2021. AP
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Palestinians pray at a mosque heavily damaged during the May 2021 conflict between Hamas and Israel. AFP
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A Palestinian youth prepares to cook corn near buildings destroyed during the May 2021 conflict between Hamas and Israel. AFP
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Palestinian boys walk past the destroyed Al Shuruq tower in Gaza City's Al Rimal neighbourhood. AFP
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Palestinians gather near buildings that were heavily damaged during the May conflict in Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
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An excavator clears the rubble and debris in Gaza City's Al Rimal neighbourhood which was targeted by Israeli strikes. AFP
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Palestinians pass by the destroyed Al Shuruq tower in Gaza City's Al Rimal neighbourhood. AFP
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Palestinian children play inside a car destroyed during the May 2021 conflict between Hamas and Israel. AFP
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A Fatah militant hold his rifle during a rally in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. AP
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Fatah militants display their weapons during a rally in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. AP
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Fatah militants stand in formation with their weapons during a rally in Khan Younis. AP
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Members of the Ezzedine Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement, parade in Gaza City. AFP
Hamas head arrives in Cairo to talk lasting Gaza ceasefire
Ismail Haniyah arrived to meet Egyptian officials as they look to broker a lasting halt in fighting between Hamas and Israel
Sunniva Rose
08 June, 2021
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