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Added on the 22/10/2023 08:08:13 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Smoke billows over the Khan Yunis skyline following Israeli strikes, seen from Rafah. Relentless Israeli strikes have devastated the Palestinian territory and the conflict has heightened tensions across the Middle East, with global pressure for a ceasefire mounting. IMAGES
Plumes of smoke rise over Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, following Israeli strikes. Israel sent tanks into Rafah seizing control of the border crossing with Egypt, an operation the UN said denied it access to the key humanitarian passage. IMAGES
Smoke billows over the southern Gaza city of Rafah following Israeli strikes. Since the war erupted, the tiny area's population in Rafah has boomed to around 1.5 million with hundreds of thousands of people displaced from their homes elsewhere in the territory seeking shelter there. IMAGES
Israel announced the rescue of two hostages in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where the Hamas-run health ministry said 52 Palestinians including children were killed in heavy overnight air strikes. IMAGES
Smoke rises over buildings following an Israeli strikes on Rafah and Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Israel pressed its blistering assault in the Palestinian territory as fears grew over a push into Rafah, the city teeming with civilians uprooted by the nearly four-month war. IMAGES
Smoke billows following Israeli air strikes north of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Israel pressed its blistering assault on the Gazan city of Khan Yunis, with the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas saying dozens were killed in heavy bombardment and urban combat. IMAGES