The militant Palestinian group Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, which led to Israel declaring war on the Gaza Strip. In retaliation for the deadliest Hamas attacks in the 75-year history of its struggle with the Palestinians, Israel claims to have destroyed portions of Gaza. (Image: Reuters)
Palestinians in the cut-off Gaza Strip struggled to find any safe area on October 11 as Israeli air strikes destroyed entire neighbourhoods, hospitals ran out of supplies and a power blackout was expected within hours. (Image: Reuters)
In the small coastal settlement, airstrikes reduced entire city blocks to rubble and buried people under debris. The death toll stood at more than 1,200 in Israel and at least 900 Palestinians. (Image: Reuters)
Following the incident, Israel blocked the entry of food, water, gasoline and medication into the region, which is a 40-km strip of land squeezed between Israel, Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea and is home to 2.3 million Palestinians. The only remaining route from Egypt was closed off on Tuesday after bombings near the Rafah border crossing. (Image: Reuters)
Hezbollah, a Lebanese militant group, fired anti-tank missiles at an Israeli military post on Wednesday, claiming to have killed and injured servicemen. The Israeli military confirmed the attack but refused to comment on potential deaths. The Israeli army shelled the location where the strike was launched in southern Lebanon. (Image: Reuters) (With inputs from agencies.)
