Flares over Gaza as seen from Sderot in southern Israel. Reuters
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A girl is rescued from the rubble of a building destroyed by Israeli air strikes in Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip. AP Photo
An Apache helicopter fires flares, seen from Sderot in southern Israel, close to the border with Gaza. Reuters
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Palestinians plug their phones into portable charging stations on a street in Khan Younis, Gaza. Bloomberg
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Residents search survivors among the rubble following Israeli strikes on Jabalia, northern Gaza. EPA
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Palestinians search for survivors and bodies following Israeli airstrikes at the Jabalia, the largest refugee camp in Gaza. AP
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Palestinians look for survivors among the rubble of destroyed buildings following Israeli strikes on Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. AP
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Palestinians look for survivors among the rubble of destroyed buildings following Israeli strikes on Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. AP
A fire burns in western Gaza after an Israeli air strike. Reuters
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Missiles are fired from Israel towards the Gaza Strip. Getty Images
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Smoke rises from an explosion in Gaza. Getty Images
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A group of men survey the destruction following air strikes on Al Shatee camp in Gaza city, as Israeli forces entered the northern area of the Gaza Strip. AFP
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A man drives a damaged car following air strikes on Gaza city. AFP
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A man pushes a bicycle past the remains of buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes on Al Shatee camp in Gaza city. AFP
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A woman and children walk past a house destroyed in Israeli strikes on Al Shatee camp in Gaza city. AFP
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People dig through the rubble of a destroyed building following Israeli strikes on Al Shatee camp in Gaza city. AFP
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A man drives a damaged car past a building destroyed in Israeli strikes on Al Shatee camp in Gaza city. AFP
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People gather amid the destruction following Israeli strikes on Al Shatee camp in Gaza city. AFP
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Wrecked vehicles and rubble on the streets following Israeli strikes on Al Shatee camp in Gaza city. AFP
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Smoke rises from the northern Gaza Strip as Israeli air and ground forces amplified their military activities against Hamas. EPA
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An Israeli Apache attack helicopter flies close to the border with the Gaza Strip, near Israel's southern city of Ashkelon. AFP
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Israeli soldiers in an armoured personnel carrier on patrol near Israel's border with Gaza. EPA
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The crew of an Israeli tank prepare for ground operations near the border with Gaza. EPA
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Israeli soldiers prepare for ground manoeuvres at an undisclosed location in Israel near the border with Gaza. EPA
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The ruins of northern Gaza seen from Sderot in southern Israel. EPA
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Smoke and explosions caused by Israeli bombardment over northern Gaza. AP Photo
An explosion on the Israel-Gaza border. Reuters
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A video grab shows fireballs and smoke rising above Gaza city following an Israeli attack. AFP
An explosion in Gaza seen from Sderot in southern Israel. Reuters
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A video grab shows rockets fired from Gaza city. AFP
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Israeli air strikes in the northern Gaza Strip. AP Photo
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A video grab shows a salvo of rockets fired from Gaza city. AFP
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A flare trail fired by the Israeli army east of Khan Younis on the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
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Smoke from the bombing of the Gaza Strip over the Israeli border city of Ashkelon. AFP
Flares over Gaza as seen from Sderot in southern Israel. Reuters
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A girl is rescued from the rubble of a building destroyed by Israeli air strikes in Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip. AP Photo
An Apache helicopter fires flares, seen from Sderot in southern Israel, close to the border with Gaza. Reuters
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Palestinians plug their phones into portable charging stations on a street in Khan Younis, Gaza. Bloomberg
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Residents search survivors among the rubble following Israeli strikes on Jabalia, northern Gaza. EPA
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Palestinians search for survivors and bodies following Israeli airstrikes at the Jabalia, the largest refugee camp in Gaza. AP
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Palestinians look for survivors among the rubble of destroyed buildings following Israeli strikes on Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. AP
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Palestinians look for survivors among the rubble of destroyed buildings following Israeli strikes on Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. AP
A fire burns in western Gaza after an Israeli air strike. Reuters
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Missiles are fired from Israel towards the Gaza Strip. Getty Images
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Smoke rises from an explosion in Gaza. Getty Images
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A group of men survey the destruction following air strikes on Al Shatee camp in Gaza city, as Israeli forces entered the northern area of the Gaza Strip. AFP
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A man drives a damaged car following air strikes on Gaza city. AFP
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A man pushes a bicycle past the remains of buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes on Al Shatee camp in Gaza city. AFP
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A woman and children walk past a house destroyed in Israeli strikes on Al Shatee camp in Gaza city. AFP
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People dig through the rubble of a destroyed building following Israeli strikes on Al Shatee camp in Gaza city. AFP
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A man drives a damaged car past a building destroyed in Israeli strikes on Al Shatee camp in Gaza city. AFP
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People gather amid the destruction following Israeli strikes on Al Shatee camp in Gaza city. AFP
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Wrecked vehicles and rubble on the streets following Israeli strikes on Al Shatee camp in Gaza city. AFP
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Smoke rises from the northern Gaza Strip as Israeli air and ground forces amplified their military activities against Hamas. EPA
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An Israeli Apache attack helicopter flies close to the border with the Gaza Strip, near Israel's southern city of Ashkelon. AFP
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Israeli soldiers in an armoured personnel carrier on patrol near Israel's border with Gaza. EPA
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The crew of an Israeli tank prepare for ground operations near the border with Gaza. EPA
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Israeli soldiers prepare for ground manoeuvres at an undisclosed location in Israel near the border with Gaza. EPA
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The ruins of northern Gaza seen from Sderot in southern Israel. EPA
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Smoke and explosions caused by Israeli bombardment over northern Gaza. AP Photo
An explosion on the Israel-Gaza border. Reuters
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A video grab shows fireballs and smoke rising above Gaza city following an Israeli attack. AFP
An explosion in Gaza seen from Sderot in southern Israel. Reuters
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A video grab shows rockets fired from Gaza city. AFP
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Israeli air strikes in the northern Gaza Strip. AP Photo
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A video grab shows a salvo of rockets fired from Gaza city. AFP
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A flare trail fired by the Israeli army east of Khan Younis on the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
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Smoke from the bombing of the Gaza Strip over the Israeli border city of Ashkelon. AFP
Flares over Gaza as seen from Sderot in southern Israel. Reuters
UAE condemns Israeli ground operations in Gaza
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