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Added on the 07/10/2023 14:13:57 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images taken from Jabalia in northern Gaza show smoke billowing above Gaza City following Israeli strikes. Israeli troops, tanks and fighter jets have swooped on Gaza City on the eve of new contacts in Qatar aiming for an eventual hostage-prisoner exchange and a truce in the war raging into its 10th month. IMAGES
Images taken from the Israeli side of the border show smoke rising in central Gaza following an Israeli strike. Israeli troops are fighting Hamas militants in multiple battles across the Gaza Strip, forcing new waves of Palestinian mass displacement. IMAGES
Smoke billows after Israeli strikes on Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood in Gaza City and Jabalia camp, north of Gaza City. IMAGES
Smoke billows over eastern Gaza City following Israeli strikes. The Israeli military reported overnight operations in central Gaza which had also involved its navy and air force "to eliminate terrorist operatives". IMAGES
Smoke billows over the southern Gaza city of Rafah following Israeli strikes. Since the war erupted, the tiny area's population in Rafah has boomed to around 1.5 million with hundreds of thousands of people displaced from their homes elsewhere in the territory seeking shelter there. IMAGES
Smoke rises over Khan Yunis, seen from Rafah, following Israeli strikes in the southern Gaza Strip. The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, with Israel continuing to bombard the territory as concern grew about the growing humanitarian crisis. IMAGES