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Heavy smoke rises over Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip, as Israel continues to pound the Palestinian territory in retaliation to Hamas's October 7 attack. Israel said its forces battled Hamas inside Gaza overnight and struck 300 targets after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu categorically ruled out a ceasefire as a "surrender" to the Palestinian militant group. IMAGES
Smoke rises following Israeli strikes on eastern Jabalia in northern Gaza. Israel continued bombarding Gaza as the military said it had recovered the bodies of five Israelis taken to the besieged Palestinian territory by Hamas militants after they were killed on October 7. IMAGES
Strikes on the northern Gaza Strip are seen from Israel's Sderot as the Israeli military pledged to intensify bombardments. Hamas in its October 7 attack on southern Israel killed more than 1,400 people and took over 200 hostages, Israeli officials say. Retaliatory air and artillery strikes since then have killed over 5,000 in Gaza, according to the Hamas-ruled health ministry. IMAGES
Large clouds of smoke rise in the sky over northern Gaza and sounds of explosions are heard following Israeli strikes. Fighting has raged in recent days in the northern Gaza Strip, with the Israeli army saying Hamas was trying to rebuild its military capabilities months after Israel had declared the Palestinian armed group's command structure in the area dismantled. IMAGES
Smoke rises above Rafah as Israel hits targets in the Gaza Strip after seizing the main border crossing with Egypt, where negotiators were working to cement a ceasefire deal. IMAGES
Plumes of smoke rise over Jabalia, in northern Gaza, after strikes. After the Iranian attack on Israel launched on Saturday, the Israeli military stressed it would not be distracted from its war against Hamas in Gaza. IMAGES