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Several rockets fired from the Gaza Strip at Jerusalem fly over Gaza City. IMAGES
Sirens blare and rockets are intercepted by the Israeli Iron Dome over Jerusalem, amid the war raging with Hamas militants in Gaza. The Israeli army has confirmed "sirens sounding in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem", Israel's biggest cities, while a parliament meeting inaugurating its winter session was interrupted by the rocket fire. IMAGES
The Israeli army sounds sirens in Jerusalem after a barrage of rockets was fired from the blockaded Gaza Strip into Israel on Saturday. 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
The United States says that its ally Israel had the right to defend itself after a barrage of rockets from Lebanon following soaring tension over Jerusalem. "We condemn the launch of rockets from Lebanon and Gaza," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Israelis rally in Jerusalem to demand a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal one day after Israel announced its troops had recovered the bodies of six hostages in a Gaza tunnel. Pressure is mounting on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a major strike was held and US President Joe Biden said he was not doing enough to secure the release of Gaza hostages. IMAGES
Israelis demonstrate in Jerusalem to demand a Gaza ceasefire deal after Israel announced its troops had found six dead hostages in a Gaza tunnel. IMAGES
Thousands take part in a subdued Pride march in Jerusalem with protesters holding placards in solidarity with the hostages held in Gaza. IMAGES