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Added on the 17/05/2021 02:53:27 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Israelis take cover on the side of a road as the rocket siren sounds over Tel Aviv. Israeli forces were engaged in "fierce battles" with Hamas militants inside the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the army said, as it continued to pummel the Palestinian territory with air and artillery strikes. IMAGES
Smoke billows following Israeli air strikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. IMAGES
A video taken from the southern Israeli city of Sderot shows smoke billowing over the northern Gaza Strip following Israeli military strikes, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. IMAGES
The Israeli army launched air strikes on targets in the Gaza Strip at dawn on Thursday after rockets were fired from the territory into Israel about two hours earlier. Shortly after 6:00 am local time (0400 GMT), black smoke rose over one of the targeted locations north of Gaza City. In a statement sent to the press a few minutes later, the Israeli army said that it was "carrying out strikes in the Gaza Strip". IMAGES
Israeli air strikes are seen in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, while rockets are being fired towards Israel from Gaza City. Israel launched earlier deadly air strikes on Gaza in response to a barrage of rockets fired by Hamas and other Palestinian militants, amid spiralling violence sparked by unrest at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. IMAGES
Israel announced the rescue of two hostages in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where the Hamas-run health ministry said 52 Palestinians including children were killed in heavy overnight air strikes. IMAGES