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Added on the 09/05/2023 03:59:35 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Israeli forces carry out air strikes on the Gaza Strip in response to incendiary ballons launched from the Palestinian enclave into southern Israel. "Over the past day, arson balloons were launched from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory," Israel's military said in a statement. 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
Footage taken from Rafah shows smoke billowing over Khan Yunis as Israeli strikes pounded southern Gaza on the 100th day of the war on Hamas which has claimed a surging civilian death toll and ravaged the besieged Palestinian territory. IMAGES
Beit Lahia in northern Gaza lies in ruins, with some homes completely flattened following air strikes, as Israel continues its relentless offensive against Hamas in the besieged Palestinian territory. IMAGES
Smoke billows over the northern Gaza Strip after Israeli air strikes. The strikes come ahead of the start of a four-day truce between Israel and Hamas. The Palestinian militant group is set to free at least 50 of the hostages they took in their deadly October 7 attack. In turn, Israel would release at least 150 Palestinian prisoners and allow more humanitarian aid into the coastal territory after more than six weeks of bombardment, heavy fighting and crippling siege. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).