Casualties mount in Gaza ahead of Israeli ground offensive
Israel said it does not plan to take long-term control over the tiny territory, home to some 2.3 million people.
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Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment on the Gaza Strip, at Al Aqsa hospital in Deir el-Balah, Friday, Oct. 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Palestinian wounded in Israeli bombardment waits for treatment in a hospital in Deir al-Balah, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Oct. 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Palestinian woman mourns over the bodies of her relatives who were killed in Israeli airstrikes that hit a Greek Orthodox church, in Gaza City, Friday, Oct. 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Palestinian woman mourns over the bodies of her relatives who were killed in Israeli airstrikes that hit a Greek Orthodox church, during their funeral in Gaza City, Friday, Oct. 20.MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES VIA AP
This image provided by Maxar Technologies shows aid trucks waiting on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing on Friday, Oct. 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Paramedics evacuate an injured protester during clashes with the Israeli border police following a demonstration in solidarity with the Gaza Strip, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Oct. 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Relatives of people kidnapped by Hamas militants pray in central Tel Aviv on Friday, Oct. 20. Relatives of people kidnapped by Hamas militants and supporters organise a mass Sabbath dinner calling for the return of more than 200 hostages by Hamas militants on Oct. 7.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Israeli soldiers help a woman as she gets on a bus to evacuate from the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, Israel, Friday, Oct. 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Israeli soldiers patrol next to communities near the Israeli-Gaza border, southern Israel, Friday, Oct. 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israel, as seen from southern Israel, Friday, Oct. 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, Israel, Friday, Oct. 20.