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A wounded woman on her way to Kuwait Hospital in Rafah following Israeli air strikes on the city. EPA
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People inspect the damage to their homes following Israeli air strikes. Strikes intensified overnight as Israel reiterated intent to press on with a ground offensive in the city of Rafah, in southern Gaza. Some 1.4 million internally displaced Palestinians are sheltering there, and a growing number of countries are expressing alarm about the operation. Getty Images
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People sit amid the rubble of their homes following Israeli air strikes. Getty Images
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Homes lie in ruins after Israeli air strikes. Getty Images
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A man walks with salvaged religious books as people inspect the damage to a mosque in Rafah following Israeli bombardment. AFP
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People mourn by the bodies of victims of an Israeli strike in Rafah. Getty Images
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The loved ones of victims of an Israeli strike in Rafah mourn and comfort each other. Getty Images
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People stand around craters caused by Israeli bombardment in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip. AFP
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Palestinians sit in the ruins of their home in Rafah after Israeli bombardment of the city. AP
A member of the Palestinian Civil Defence works at the site of Israeli strikes in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip. Reuters
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A Palestinian woman surveys the devastation after an Israeli air strike in Rafah. Reuters
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Women at Abu Yousef Al-Najjar hospital in Rafah mourn by the bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes. Reuters
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Wounded people are transported to Kuwait Hospital in Rafah following Israeli air strikes. EPA
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A wounded woman on her way to Kuwait Hospital in Rafah following Israeli air strikes on the city. EPA
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People inspect the damage to their homes following Israeli air strikes. Strikes intensified overnight as Israel reiterated intent to press on with a ground offensive in the city of Rafah, in southern Gaza. Some 1.4 million internally displaced Palestinians are sheltering there, and a growing number of countries are expressing alarm about the operation. Getty Images
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People sit amid the rubble of their homes following Israeli air strikes. Getty Images
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Homes lie in ruins after Israeli air strikes. Getty Images
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A man walks with salvaged religious books as people inspect the damage to a mosque in Rafah following Israeli bombardment. AFP
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People mourn by the bodies of victims of an Israeli strike in Rafah. Getty Images
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The loved ones of victims of an Israeli strike in Rafah mourn and comfort each other. Getty Images
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People stand around craters caused by Israeli bombardment in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip. AFP
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Palestinians sit in the ruins of their home in Rafah after Israeli bombardment of the city. AP
A member of the Palestinian Civil Defence works at the site of Israeli strikes in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip. Reuters
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A Palestinian woman surveys the devastation after an Israeli air strike in Rafah. Reuters
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Women at Abu Yousef Al-Najjar hospital in Rafah mourn by the bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes. Reuters
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Wounded people are transported to Kuwait Hospital in Rafah following Israeli air strikes. EPA
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A wounded woman on her way to Kuwait Hospital in Rafah following Israeli air strikes on the city. EPA
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