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Gaza-Israel conflict in pictures: 11 days of destruction | Gaza-Israel conflict in pictures: 11 days of destruction |
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A tower building in Gaza City (left and centre) and after it was destroyed by Israeli air strikes (right) | A tower building in Gaza City (left and centre) and after it was destroyed by Israeli air strikes (right) |
After 11 days of fighting, Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire. | After 11 days of fighting, Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire. |
At least 243 people, including more than 100 women and children, were killed in Gaza, according to its health ministry. Israel has said it killed at least 225 militants during the fighting. Hamas has not given casualty figures for fighters. | At least 243 people, including more than 100 women and children, were killed in Gaza, according to its health ministry. Israel has said it killed at least 225 militants during the fighting. Hamas has not given casualty figures for fighters. |
In Israel 12 people, including two children, were killed, its medical service says. | In Israel 12 people, including two children, were killed, its medical service says. |
Both sides claim victory in the conflict. Now images are emerging of the damage done by Hamas rocket fire and Israeli strikes. | Both sides claim victory in the conflict. Now images are emerging of the damage done by Hamas rocket fire and Israeli strikes. |
The Israeli military says more than 4,300 rockets were fired towards its territory by militants through the conflict, and that it struck more than 1,000 militant targets in Gaza. | The Israeli military says more than 4,300 rockets were fired towards its territory by militants through the conflict, and that it struck more than 1,000 militant targets in Gaza. |
A man looks at the damage done to his house in southern Israel by a rocket fired from Gaza | A man looks at the damage done to his house in southern Israel by a rocket fired from Gaza |
Rocket fire damaged cars and shops in Ramat Gan outside Tel Aviv | Rocket fire damaged cars and shops in Ramat Gan outside Tel Aviv |
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country had gone to "extreme" lengths to avoid civilian casualties in Gaza, taking steps that no other country in the world had done. | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country had gone to "extreme" lengths to avoid civilian casualties in Gaza, taking steps that no other country in the world had done. |
Palestinians walk down a street in Gaza City in April before the recent fighting broke out | Palestinians walk down a street in Gaza City in April before the recent fighting broke out |
That same street, pictured hours after the ceasefire was declared | That same street, pictured hours after the ceasefire was declared |
At a news conference on Friday Mr Netanyahu said that his country had "exacted a heavy price from Hamas". | At a news conference on Friday Mr Netanyahu said that his country had "exacted a heavy price from Hamas". |
"Not everything is known to the public yet, nor to Hamas, but the full range of achievements will be revealed over time," he said. | "Not everything is known to the public yet, nor to Hamas, but the full range of achievements will be revealed over time," he said. |
Top Hamas political leader Ismail Haniya, meanwhile, said the recent fighting "defeated the illusions of negotiations", describing resistance as the "best strategic choice for liberation". | Top Hamas political leader Ismail Haniya, meanwhile, said the recent fighting "defeated the illusions of negotiations", describing resistance as the "best strategic choice for liberation". |
"We, as a movement and movement's leadership, with all our people and the good people of this nation and the world, will rebuild Gaza," he added. | "We, as a movement and movement's leadership, with all our people and the good people of this nation and the world, will rebuild Gaza," he added. |
Broken mannequins lie on the floor outside a shop damaged by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City | Broken mannequins lie on the floor outside a shop damaged by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City |
Gaza City's al-Jalaa tower in ruins after an Israeli air strike | Gaza City's al-Jalaa tower in ruins after an Israeli air strike |
An Israeli man walks through his home in Sderot after it was hit by a rocket fired from Gaza | An Israeli man walks through his home in Sderot after it was hit by a rocket fired from Gaza |
An oil storage facility in southern Israel burns after it was hit by rocket fire from Gaza | An oil storage facility in southern Israel burns after it was hit by rocket fire from Gaza |
Presidents and prime ministers worldwide have welcomed the ceasefire, brokered by Egypt. | Presidents and prime ministers worldwide have welcomed the ceasefire, brokered by Egypt. |
While some laid blame on one side or the other, leaders overwhelmingly called for a lasting political solution to the conflict. | While some laid blame on one side or the other, leaders overwhelmingly called for a lasting political solution to the conflict. |
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Further clashes in Jerusalem after ceasefire | Further clashes in Jerusalem after ceasefire |
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