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Added on the 15/02/2024 17:51:59 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Plumes of smoke rise above Khan Yunis as an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle flies over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. In response to the deadliest attack in its history by Hamas on October 7, 2023, Israel launched a relentless offensive that has reduced vast swathes of Gaza to rubble and claimed over 22,300 lives, according to the Palestinian territory's health ministry. IMAGES
An Israeli Black Hawk helicopter flies low near the border between Israel and Gaza. IMAGES
An Israeli drone flies over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, amid continuing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. IMAGES
UN chief Antonio Guterres is "appalled" by Israel's escalating military activity in and around Rafah, a spokesman says, as clashes have rocked the densely crowded southern Gaza city. SOUNDBITE
Images taken from Israel show fire and smoke billowing in the crowded southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, following an Israeli strike. The United Nations agency supporting Palestinian refugees said that about 80,000 people had fled Rafah in the three days since Israel intensified military operations in the south Gaza city. IMAGES