Israel maintains pressure on Hamas in southern Gaza
In recent weeks, Israel has been scaling back its military assault in northern Gaza and pressing its offensive in the territory’s south.
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A relative mourns Palestinian journalist Akram Al-Shafi'i, killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, in a morgue of the European Gaza Hospital in Rafah, Saturday, Jan. 6.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People watch smoke rising to the sky after an explosion in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Saturday, Jan. 6.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Smoke rises after an Israeli strike in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Saturday, Jan. 6.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A morgue worked to bring out the body of a Palestinian child killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Khan Younis, Saturday, Jan. 6.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Palestinians mourna relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Khan Younis, Saturday, Jan. 6.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinian women mourn relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip outside a hospital morgue in Khan Younis, Saturday, Jan. 6.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A candle is placed over an Israeli national flag inside a roadside bomb shelter where people were killed during the Hamas militants attack near the Israeli-Gaza border in Israel, Saturday, Jan. 6.ASSOCIATED PRESS
An Israeli flag hangs at the entrance of a damaged roadside bomb shelter where people were killed during the Hamas militants attack near the Israeli-Gaza border in Israel, Saturday, Jan. 6.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Turkish Vatan or Patriotic Party supporters shout slogans during a small protest against U.S. State Secretary Anthony Blinken's visit to Turkey, at Uskudar square in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Jan. 6. Blinken kicked off his latest urgent Middle East diplomatic mission in Turkey on Saturday, as fears mount that Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza may explode into a broader conflict.