Death toll rises as Israel bombards southern Gaza
At least five people were killed and dozens injured in another strike that hit three residential homes and a mosque in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah today, health officials said.
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Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment on Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Dec. 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians evacuate from a site hit by an Israeli bombardment on Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Dec. 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Dec. 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians evacuate a wounded woman from a site hit by an Israeli bombardment on Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Dec. 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Dec. 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians search for bodies and survivors in the rubble of a residential building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike, in Rafah southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Dec. 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians line up for a free meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Dec. 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Deir al Balah on Wednesday, Dec. 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Israeli soldiers fire mortars from southern Israel towards the Gaza Strip, in a position near the Israel-Gaza border, on Wednesday, Dec. 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Carmit Dvory, visits the ruins of a house belonging to members of her community in Kibbutz Be'eri, Israel, Wednesday, Dec. 20. The kibbutz was overrun by Hamas militants from the nearby Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, when they killed and captured many Israelis.ASSOCIATED PRESS
An Israeli flag is placed next to a house destroyed by Hamas militants in Kibbutz Be'eri, Israel, Wednesday, Dec. 20.