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Smoke billows and flares illuminate the area over eastern Gaza as seen from the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City. IMAGES
A plume of smoke rises over Gaza City. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Israel's military offensive on Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, in retaliation for their unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel, has created a "humanitarian hellscape" for civilians trapped in the besieged Palestinian territory. IMAGES
Smoke rises as aid is airdropped over Gaza City. Israel and Iran traded threats after Tehran's first-ever direct attack on its arch-foe sharply heightened tensions in a region already on edge after six months of war in Gaza. IMAGES
Smoke rises in Gaza City as efforts to hammer out a temporary truce in Gaza intensified Tuesday after months of war that have devastated the Palestinian territory and pushed hundreds of thousands to the brink of famine. IMAGES
Palestinian militants have a command center under Al Shifa hospital in Gaza, the Pentagon says, backing up a key Israeli justification for its military moves on the facility. Hamas and Islamic Jihad "operate a command and control node from Al Shifa hospital in Gaza City," Pentagon Deputy Spokesperson Sabrina Singh tells reporters. SOUNDBITE