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Smoke billows from northern Gaza as Israel pressed its offensive in the the Palestinian enclave on Friday after telling key backer the United States that the war to crush Hamas will last "more than several months". IMAGES
Smoke billows following Israeli strikes on northern Gaza, seen from the Israeli border. The health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip said on Tuesday that at least 19,667 people had been killed in the Israel-Hamas war in the Palestinian territory since October 7. IMAGES
Smoke billowing over the northern Gaza Strip following Israeli air strikes is seen from the Israeli border town of Sderot. Israeli forces were readying for a looming Gaza ground invasion aimed at destroying Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist militant group that unleashed the bloodiest attack in the country's history. IMAGES
Clouds of smoke rise over the northern Gaza Strip following strikes, as seen from the Israeli border town of Sderot, on the 45th day of the Israel-Hamas war. Gaza braced for a further expansion of Israeli military operations on Monday even as cautious hopes built for a deal to release hostages in exchange for a pause in fighting. IMAGES
A huge cloud of smoke billows into the sky following a strike in northern Gaza is seen from the Israeli side of the border. Vowing to destroy Hamas, Israel has relentlessly bombarded Gaza and sent in ground troops in an offensive that has killed at least 20,000 people, mostly women and children, according to the Palestinian territory's Hamas government. Hamas' unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7 killed about 1,140 people in Israel, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures. IMAGES
Smoke billows following an Israeli strike on the town of Rafah on Gaza's southern border with Egypt. Pressure for a ceasefire has mounted as Israeli forces push towards Rafah, where more than half the besieged territory's population has taken shelter. IMAGES
Smoke billows over the northern Gaza Strip after Israeli air strikes. The strikes come ahead of the start of a four-day truce between Israel and Hamas. The Palestinian militant group is set to free at least 50 of the hostages they took in their deadly October 7 attack. In turn, Israel would release at least 150 Palestinian prisoners and allow more humanitarian aid into the coastal territory after more than six weeks of bombardment, heavy fighting and crippling siege. IMAGES
smoke billows over two different locations in the northern Gaza Strip after Israeli strikes. IMAGES