Israeli troops continue fierce Gaza offensive
WARNING: Graphic content. Israel’s defense minister on Monday pushed back against international calls to wrap up the country’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip, saying the current phase of the operation against the Hamas militant group will “take time.”
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Palestinians check a house destroyed in the Israeli bombardment on Rafah, Gaza Strip, Monday, Dec. 11.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians mourn relatives killed in an Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, outside a morgue in Khan Younis, on Monday, Dec. 11.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinian children hold a giant Palestinian flag, during the observance of a global day of boycotts and strikes called for by pro-Palestinian activists to demand a cease-fire in Gaza, at Bourj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Dec. 11. Public agencies, schools and banks were shuttered in Lebanon Monday in observance of a global day of boycotts and strikes called for by pro-Palestinian activists to demand a ceasefire in Gaza.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians burn Israeli flags, during the observance of a global day of boycotts and strikes called for by pro-Palestinian activists to demand a cease-fire in Gaza, at Bourj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Dec. 11. Public agencies, schools and banks were shuttered in Lebanon Monday in observance of a global day of boycotts and strikes called for by pro-Palestinian activists to demand a ceasefire in Gaza.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Demonstrators carry posters with pictures of Palestinians killed during the current conflict in Gaza and fly Palestinian flags during a rally in solidarity with Gaza, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Dec. 11.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Israeli security forces inspect a site hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Holon, central Israel on Monday, Dec. 11.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Israeli security forces inspect a site hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Holon, central Israel on Monday, Dec. 11.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel on Monday, Dec. 11. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza in the war ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Israeli troops are seen near the Gaza Strip border, in southern Israel, Monday, Dec. 11. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza in the war ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Israeli troops are seen near the Gaza Strip border, in southern Israel, Monday, Dec. 11. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza in the war ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Israeli army tanks are seen near the Gaza Strip border, in southern Israel, Monday, Dec. 11. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza in the war ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip are brought to a hospital in Rafah, Monday, Dec. 11.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Israeli army tanks move along the Gaza Strip border, in southern Israel, Monday, Dec. 11. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza in the war ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Israeli army tanks move along the Gaza Strip border, in southern Israel, Monday, Dec. 11. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza in the war ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip are brought to a hospital in Rafah, Monday, Dec. 11.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip are brought to a hospital in Rafah, Monday, Dec. 11.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Israeli soldiers take positions near the Gaza Strip border, in southern Israel, Monday, Dec. 11. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza in the war ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel.