The Israeli army claims it has hit more than 400 targets in Gaza, including in southern Khan Younis where thousands of Palestinians fled to escape the Israeli attacks in north Gaza.
Khan Younis is where Yasser Sinwar, who heads Hamas in Gaza, and Mohammad Dief, who heads Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military wing, hail from.
Israel also resumed its bombardment of Gaza, hitting areas across Gaza after the end of a week-long truce.
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IMAGE: Smoke rises in Gaza following an Israeli strike, after a temporary truce between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas expired, as seen from southern Israel, December 1, 2023. Photograph: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters
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IMAGE: Rockets are launched from Gaza into Israel, as seen from Israel's border with Gaza in southern Israel. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters
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IMAGE: Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from Gaza as seen from Ashkelon, Israel. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters
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IMAGE: Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from Gaza. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters
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IMAGE: An Israeli soldier aims a weapon as they operate in the Gaza Strip. Photograph: Israel Defense Forces/Handout via Reuters
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IMAGE: An Israeli soldier looks on as they operate in Gaza. Photograph: Israel Defense Forces/Handout via Reuters
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IMAGE: An Israeli soldier rides in an armoured personnel carrier near the border with Gaza, here and below. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters
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Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters
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IMAGE: A Palestinian boy wounded in an Israeli strike is carried at the Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Photograph: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters
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IMAGE: A Palestinian carries a casualty following an Israeli strike on a house in Rafah in southern Gaza. Photograph: Hatem Khaled/Reuters
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IMAGE: Women with children flee their houses after Israeli strikes in eastern Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Photograph: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters
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Feature Presentation: Rajesh Alva/Rediff.com