Latest from the Israel-Gaza war - in pictures
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Houthi fighters shout gather in Sanaa. The rebels have launched attacks in the Red Sea in response to the Gaza war. EPA -

From left, Israeli Foreign Ministry adviser Tal Becker, lawyer Malcolm Shaw and Gilad Noam, deputy attorney general for international affairs, at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. AFP -

A Palestinian man injured in an Israeli strike receives treatment in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. AP -
Palestinian medics mourn after members of the Palestinian Red Crescent were killed in an Israeli strike in Deir Al Balah. Reuters -

Israeli soldiers take up positions during a ground operation in Khan Younis. AP -

Mourners gather at Al Najar hospital in Rafah, after several relatives of a member of the Hamas general military council were killed in a strike. AFP -

Palestinians wait to receive food aid in Rafah. AP -

A mass grave in Rafah. More than 23,000 people have been killed in Gaza since October 7. AFP -

Palestinians search the rubble of destroyed buildings after an Israeli attack on Rafah. AFP -

Injured Palestinians receive treatment at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. AFP -

Smoke rises over Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, as seen from Rafah, during sustained Israeli air strikes. AFP -

The destruction has spread throughout the Gaza Strip, from the north to Rafah in the south. Reuters -

Israeli soldiers stand on an armoured personnel carrier near the Israel-Gaza border, in southern Israel. Reuters -

Smoke rises following Israeli air strikes in Khan Younis, the southern Gaza Strip. EPA -

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives a security briefing with commanders and soldiers in the northern Gaza Strip. AP -

Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in an Israeli strike on the Al Maghazi refugee camp. AFP -

A Palestinian man detained by the Israeli military awaits treatment for his injuries in Rafah. AFP




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