Escalation of Violence in Gaza

A FIREBALL ERUPTS AS A RESULT OF AN ISRAELI AIR STRIKE ON A BUILDING IN GAZA CITY. PHOTO: AFP

PALESTINIAN ROCKETS FIRED FROM GAZA CITY TOWARDS ISRAEL ARE SEEN IN THIS PHOTO IN RETALIATION TO ISRAELI AIR STRIKES. PHOTO: AFP

PALESTINIAN CHILDREN RECEIVE TREATMENT AT AL-SHIFA HOSPITAL IN GAZA CITY FLOWING THE AIR STRIKES. ISRAEL HIT GAZA WITH AIR STRIKES AND THE PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD MILITANT GROUP RETALIATED WITH A BARRAGE OF ROCKET FIRE, IN THE TERRITORY’S WORST ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE SINCE A WAR LAST YEAR. PHOTO: AFP