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  • Rafah, Gaza strip, Jan 11, 2009.A large part of Rafah close to the Egyptian border is left empty and looks like a ghost town as it is constantly pounded by the Israeli air force. Thousands of inhabitants fled to less exposed parts of the city, eventhough nowhere is safe.

  • Rafah, Gaza strip, Jan 11, 2009.The evening prayer in the streets of Rafah, as many mosques are targeted by the Israeli air force.

  • Rafah, Gaza strip, Jan 11, 2009.A large part of Rafah close to the Egyptian border is left almost empty and looks like a ghost town as it is constantly pounded by the Israeli air force. Contrary to thousands of inhabitants who fled to less exposed parts of the city, this terrified family has nowhere to go and is cooking outside their home on a charcoal stove as they ran out of propane gas several days ago.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 12 2009.More than 1000 civilians, mainly coming from houses near de Philadelphia line (border with Egypt) that is being extensively boombed by the Israeli air force, took refuge in the UNRWA operated preparatory school number one. On the 16th day of the Israeli operation in Gaza, one and a half million people are still deprived of electricity and basic supplies, as well as being unable to flee from the densely populated combat zone.

  • Khan Younes, Gaza Strip, Jan 12 2009.Naser Hospital, Mohamed Ahmed, 17, was in his field behind his house in Garara when he saw white smoke coming from the sky and was instantly burned over 35% of his body. Doctors categorically declare that he suffers from deep chemical burns, NOT heat exposure. Chemical weapons use in a civilian area constitute a war crime according to the Geneva convention.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 12 2009.A small 'smugglers' market in the center of Rafah, all commodities not produced locally have to come through tunnels or contraband. On the 16th day of the Israeli operation in Gaza, one and a half million people are still deprived of electricity and basic supplies, as well as being unable to flee from the densely populated combat zone.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 12 2009.A small 'smugglers' market in the center of Rafah, all commodities not produced locally have to come through tunnels or contraband. On the 16th day of the Israeli operation in Gaza, one and a half million people are still deprived of electricity and basic supplies, as well as being unable to flee from the densely populated combat zone.

  • Khan Younes, Gaza Strip, Jan 12 2009.Naser Hospital, more than 392 cases have been treated in this small hospital since the beginning of the Israeli operation, mostly civilians. On the 16th day of the Israeli operation in Gaza, one and a half million people are still deprived of electricity and basic supplies, as well as being unable to flee from the densely populated combat zone.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 12 2009.More than 1000 civilians, mainly coming from houses near de Philadelphia line (border with Egypt) that is being extensively boombed by the Israeli air force, took refuge in the UNRWA operated preparatory school number one. On the 16th day of the Israeli operation in Gaza, one and a half million people are still deprived of electricity and basic supplies, as well as being unable to flee from the densely populated combat zone.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 12 2009.An Israeli rocket at 7PM in a busy market street in the middle of the city, killed 2 persons and injured more than 30 others in what appears to be a violation of the Geneva convention on civilian safety by Israel.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 12 2009.An Israeli rocket at 7PM in a busy market street in the middle of the city, killed 2 persons and injured more than 30 others in what appears to be a violation of the Geneva convention on civilian safety by Israel.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 13 2009.The Philadelphia corridor (border with Egypt) is being bombed repeatedly by the Israeli air force in the hope of destroying the countless smuggling tunnels running underneath. On the 18th day of the Israeli operation in Gaza, one and a half million people are still deprived of electricity and basic supplies, as well as being unable to flee from the densely populated combat zone.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 13 2009.The Philadelphia corridor (border with Egypt) is being bombed repeatedly by the Israeli air force in the hope of destroying the countless smuggling tunnels running underneath. On the 18th day of the Israeli operation in Gaza, one and a half million people are still deprived of electricity and basic supplies, as well as being unable to flee from the densely populated combat zone.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 13 2009.The Philadelphia corridor (border with Egypt) is being bombed repeatedly by the Israeli air force in the hope of destroying the countless smuggling tunnels running underneath. On the 18th day of the Israeli operation in Gaza, one and a half million people are still deprived of electricity and basic supplies, as well as being unable to flee from the densely populated combat zone.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 13 2009.Desperate inhabitants try to retrieve some personal belongings in their demolished homes as Israeli F16 fighter-bombers pund the area continuously. The Philadelphia corridor (border with Egypt) is being bombed repeatedly by the Israeli air force in the hope of destroying the countless smuggling tunnels running underneath. On the 18th day of the Israeli operation in Gaza, one and a half million people are still deprived of electricity and basic supplies, as well as being unable to flee from the densely populated combat zone.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 13 2009.The Philadelphia corridor (border with Egypt) is being bombed repeatedly by the Israeli air force in the hope of destroying the countless smuggling tunnels running underneath. On the 18th day of the Israeli operation in Gaza, one and a half million people are still deprived of electricity and basic supplies, as well as being unable to flee from the densely populated combat zone.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 13 2009.Tareq Zahnoun, 22, miraculously survied an airstrike on his field, he is in nervous traumatic shock, and attended to by his mother. The Philadelphia corridor (border with Egypt) is being bombed repeatedly by the Israeli air force in the hope of destroying the countless smuggling tunnels running underneath. On the 18th day of the Israeli operation in Gaza, one and a half million people are still deprived of electricity and basic supplies, as well as being unable to flee from the densely populated combat zone.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 13 2009.Rafah police station was levelled down by Israeli air strikes athe beginning of the operation. On the 18th day of the Israeli operation in Gaza, one and a half million people are still deprived of electricity and basic supplies, as well as being unable to flee from the densely populated combat zone.

  • Al Kuza'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 14 2009.An Israeli tank assault on this village left 10 people dead and many more wounded; dozens of homes are destroyed, many burned by white phosphorus, active patches of which can still be found in many area inside the village 36 hours after the attack..Hundreds of shocked inhabitants collect what they can from their destroyed houses and are fleeing away to safer areas.

  • Al Kuza'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 14 2009.Aslam Nejjar, 18, in pink and her sister Fadia Nejjar, 20 in the ruins of their home. An Israeli tank assault on this village left 10 people dead and many more wounded; dozens of homes are destroyed, many burned by white phosphorus, active patches of which can still be found in many area inside the village 36 hours after the attack..Hundreds of shocked inhabitants collect what they can from their destroyed houses and are fleeing away to safer areas.

  • Al Kuza'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 14 2009.Aslam Nejjar, 18, in pink and her sister Fadia Nejjar, 20 in the ruins of their home. An Israeli tank assault on this village left 10 people dead and many more wounded; dozens of homes are destroyed, many burned by white phosphorus, active patches of which can still be found in many area inside the village 36 hours after the attack..Hundreds of shocked inhabitants collect what they can from their destroyed houses and are fleeing away to safer areas.

  • Al Kuza'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 14 2009.Aslam Nejjar, 18, in pink and her sister Fadia Nejjar, 20 in the ruins of their home. An Israeli tank assault on this village left 10 people dead and many more wounded; dozens of homes are destroyed, many burned by white phosphorus, active patches of which can still be found in many area inside the village 36 hours after the attack..Hundreds of shocked inhabitants collect what they can from their destroyed houses and are fleeing away to safer areas.

  • Al Kuza'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 14 2009.An Israeli tank assault on this village left 10 people dead and many more wounded; dozens of homes are destroyed, many burned by white phosphorus, active patches of which can still be found in many area inside the village 36 hours after the attack..Hundreds of shocked inhabitants collect what they can from their destroyed houses and are fleeing away to safer areas.

  • Al Kuza'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 14 2009.An Israeli tank assault on this village left 10 people dead and many more wounded; dozens of homes are destroyed, many burned by white phosphorus, active patches of which can still be found in many area inside the village 36 hours after the attack..Hundreds of shocked inhabitants collect what they can from their destroyed houses and are fleeing away to safer areas.

  • Al Kuza'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 14 2009.An Israeli tank assault on this village left 10 people dead and many more wounded; dozens of homes are destroyed, many burned by white phosphorus, active patches of which can still be found in many area inside the village 36 hours after the attack..Hundreds of shocked inhabitants collect what they can from their destroyed houses and are fleeing away to safer areas.

  • Al Kuza'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 14 2009.An Israeli tank assault on this village left 10 people dead and many more wounded; dozens of homes are destroyed, many burned by white phosphorus, active patches of which can still be found in many area inside the village 36 hours after the attack..Hundreds of shocked inhabitants collect what they can from their destroyed houses and are fleeing away to safer areas.

  • Al Kuza'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 14 2009.Razmey, Khalil Nejjar, 48, is in shock after loosing her home in the attack. An Israeli tank assault on this village left 10 people dead and many more wounded; dozens of homes are destroyed, many burned by white phosphorus, active patches of which can still be found in many area inside the village 36 hours after the attack..Hundreds of shocked inhabitants collect what they can from their destroyed houses and are fleeing away to safer areas.

  • Al Kuza'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 14 2009.An Israeli tank assault on this village left 10 people dead and many more wounded; dozens of homes are destroyed, many burned by white phosphorus, active patches of which can still be found in many area inside the village 36 hours after the attack..Hundreds of shocked inhabitants collect what they can from their destroyed houses and are fleeing away to safer areas.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 15 2009.Abu Youssef Al Najjar Hospital morgue, Rafah. 7 men where killed overnight in Israeli bombing and shelling, including 4 in the destruction of Abrahr mosque, the largest in Rafah.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 15 2009.Sheghda el Kurd, a prominent local Hamas fighter is among the 7 men killed overnight in Israeli bombing and shelling, including 4 in the destruction of Abrahr mosque, the largest in Rafah.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 15 2009.Sheghda el Kurd, a prominent local Hamas fighter is among the 7 men killed overnight in Israeli bombing and shelling, including 4 in the destruction of Abrahr mosque, the largest in Rafah.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 15 2009.Layla Abul Hussein, 60, was hit in the neck and the chest by shrapnel from an Israeli shell while siting inside her house in Hay Nasser, near Rafah..

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 15 2009.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 15 2009.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 15 2009.Children play near buildings damaged during an Israeli airstrike..

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 15 2009.Al Abrahr mosque is the largest in Rafah, it was destroyed by a massive Israeli air strike at 12:30 AM on January 15, killing 4.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 15 2009.Al Abrahr mosque is the largest in Rafah, it was destroyed by a massive Israeli air strike at 12:30 AM on January 15, killing 4.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 16 2009.Shocked relatives mourn Aissa Mohammed Armilat, 12, who was in the garden in front of his house in eastern Rafah at 7AM when an Israeli shell killed him on the spot. There was no fighting activity whatsoever in the area.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 16 2009.More than 1000 civilians, mainly coming from houses near de Philadelphia line (border with Egypt) that is being extensively boombed by the Israeli air force, took refuge in the UNRWA operated preparatory school number one. On the 20th day of the Israeli operation in Gaza, one and a half million people are still deprived of electricity and basic supplies, as well as being unable to flee from the densely populated combat zone.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 16 2009.More than 1000 civilans have fled their homes in areas more exposed to Israeli fire have taken shelter in a UN administrated elementary school where they live in precarious conditions.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 16 2009.Mohammed Ayat Al Armilat, 50, during the funeral of his son Aissa Mohammed Armilat, 12, who was in the garden in front of his house in eastern Rafah at 7AM when an Israeli shell killed him on the spot. There was no fighting activity whatsoever in the area.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 16 2009.The funeral of Aissa Mohammed Armilat, 12, who was in the garden in front of his house in eastern Rafah at 7AM when an Israeli shell killed him on the spot. There was no fighting activity whatsoever in the area.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 16 2009.The funeral of Aissa Mohammed Armilat, 12, who was in the garden in front of his house in eastern Rafah at 7AM when an Israeli shell killed him on the spot. There was no fighting activity whatsoever in the area.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 16 2009.Mohammed Ayat Al Armilat, 50, during the funeral of his son Aissa Mohammed Armilat, 12, who was in the garden in front of his house in eastern Rafah at 7AM when an Israeli shell killed him on the spot. There was no fighting activity whatsoever in the area.

  • Deir El Balah, Gaza Strip, Jan 17 2009.Islam Al Battran, 14..The wife and five children from Issa al Battran, a member of Hamas military branch were killed in an Israeli air strike on his appartment in Burej attempting to kill him. He wasn't home at the time of the attack, January 16th at 5PM.

  • Deir El Balah, Gaza Strip, Jan 17 2009.Ezzedine, 5, up, and Bilal, 7, bottom..The wife and five children from Issa al Battran, a member of Hamas military branch were killed in an Israeli air strike on his appartment attempting to kill him. He wasn't home at the time of the attack, January 16th at 5PM.

  • Deir El Balah, Gaza Strip, Jan 17 2009.Ziyad Abu Hessenin, a nurse in the Al Aqsa hospital collapses in tears while preparing for the funeral the bodies of the wife and five children from Issa al Battran, a member of Hamas military branch who were killed in an Israeli air strike on his appartment in Burej attempting to kill him. He wasn't home at the time of the attack, January 16th at 5PM.

  • Burej camp, Gaza Strip, Jan 17 2009.The wife and five children from Issa al Battran, a member of Hamas military branch were killed in an Israeli air strike on his appartment attempting to kill him. He wasn't home at the time of the attack, January 16th at 5PM. .

  • Burej camp, Gaza Strip, Jan 17 2009.A close relative cries in despair. The wife and five children from Issa al Battran, a member of Hamas military branch were killed in an Israeli air strike on his appartment attempting to kill him. He wasn't home at the time of the attack, January 16th at 5PM. .

  • Burej camp, Gaza Strip, Jan 17 2009.Moussa Al Battran, the brother and uncle from the victims collapses during the funeral. The wife and five children from Issa al Battran, a member of Hamas military branch were killed in an Israeli air strike on his appartment attempting to kill him. He wasn't home at the time of the attack, January 16th at 5PM. .

  • Burej camp, Gaza Strip, Jan 17 2009.A relative of the victims cries in despair as the funeral procession passes by. The wife and five children from Issa al Battran, a member of Hamas military branch were killed in an Israeli air strike on his appartment attempting to kill him. He wasn't home at the time of the attack, January 16th at 5PM. .

  • Burej camp, Gaza Strip, Jan 17 2009.A surviving member of the family recites the Coran over the bodies during the funeral prayer in the local mosque. The wife and five children from Issa al Battran, a member of Hamas military branch were killed in an Israeli air strike on his appartment attempting to kill him. He wasn't home at the time of the attack, January 16th at 5PM. .

  • Jabalya, Gaza Strip, Jan 18 2009.Stunned inhabitants of Jabalya return to where their homes used to stand, only to find a huge rubble field, levelled by Israeli bombs, explosives and bulldozers. Not a wall is standing over a very large area on the eastern side of the village facing the israeli border..

  • Jabalya, Gaza Strip, Jan 18 2009.Stunned inhabitants of Jabalya return to where their homes used to stand, only to find a huge rubble field, levelled by Israeli bombs, explosives and bulldozers. Not a wall is standing over a very large area on the eastern side of the village facing the israeli border..

  • Jabalya, Gaza Strip, Jan 18 2009.Stunned inhabitants of Jabalya return to where their homes used to stand, only to find a huge rubble field, levelled by Israeli bombs, explosives and bulldozers. Not a wall is standing over a very large area on the eastern side of the village facing the israeli border..

  • Jabalya, Gaza Strip, Jan 18 2009.Stunned inhabitants of Jabalya return to where their homes used to stand, only to find a huge rubble field, levelled by Israeli bombs, explosives and bulldozers. Not a wall is standing over a very large area on the eastern side of the village facing the israeli border..

  • Jabalya, Gaza Strip, Jan 18 2009.Stunned inhabitants of Jabalya return to where their homes used to stand, only to find a huge rubble field, levelled by Israeli bombs, explosives and bulldozers. Not a wall is standing over a very large area on the eastern side of the village facing the israeli border..

  • Jabalya, Gaza Strip, Jan 18 2009.Stunned inhabitants of Jabalya return to where their homes used to stand, only to find a huge rubble field, levelled by Israeli bombs, explosives and bulldozers. Not a wall is standing over a very large area on the eastern side of the village facing the israeli border..

  • Jabalya, Gaza Strip, Jan 18 2009.Stunned inhabitants of Jabalya return to where their homes used to stand, only to find a huge rubble field, levelled by Israeli bombs, explosives and bulldozers. Not a wall is standing over a very large area on the eastern side of the village facing the israeli border..

  • Jabalya, Gaza Strip, Jan 18 2009.Stunned inhabitants of Jabalya return to where their homes used to stand, only to find a huge rubble field, levelled by Israeli bombs, explosives and bulldozers. Not a wall is standing over a very large area on the eastern side of the village facing the israeli border..

  • Jabalya, Gaza Strip, Jan 18 2009.Stunned inhabitants of Jabalya return to where their homes used to stand, only to find a huge rubble field, levelled by Israeli bombs, explosives and bulldozers. Not a wall is standing over a very large area on the eastern side of the village facing the israeli border..

  • Jabalya, Gaza Strip, Jan 18 2009.Stunned inhabitants of Jabalya return to where their homes used to stand, only to find a huge rubble field, levelled by Israeli bombs, explosives and bulldozers. Not a wall is standing over a very large area on the eastern side of the village facing the israeli border..

  • Zeitoun, Gaza Strip, Jan 19 2009.Farez Hamdi Mahmoud Samoudi is in shock after loosing 29 innocent members of his family. The Israeli army destroyed a dozen houses belonging to the Samouni clan, then used the remaining 3 houses for almost two weeks as a fortified firing positions towards the southern side of Gaza city..

  • Zeitoun, Gaza Strip, Jan 19 2009.Racist graffitis written by the Israeli soldiers..The Israeli army destroyed a dozen houses belonging to the Samouni clan, killing 29 innocent members of the family; then used the remaining 3 houses for almost two weeks as a fortified firing positions towards the southern side of Gaza city..

  • Jabalya, Gaza Strip, Jan 19 2009.An entire neighbourhood was badly damaged when the Israeli air force flattened the house of Nizzar Rayyan, an important Hamas leader of the Ezzedin El Qassam brigade, killing him and his entire family as well as several others..

  • Jabalya, Gaza Strip, Jan 19 2009.An entire neighbourhood was badly damaged when the Israeli air force flattened the house of Nizzar Rayyan, an important Hamas leader of the Ezzedin El Qassam brigade, killing him and his entire family as well as several others..

  • Jabalya, Gaza Strip, Jan 19 2009.An entire neighbourhood was badly damaged when the Israeli air force flattened the house of Nizzar Rayyan, an important Hamas leader of the Ezzedin El Qassam brigade, killing him and his entire family as well as several others..

  • Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip, Jan 19 2009.The Israeli army came to the Hamad family houses on January 5th at 4 am, ordering the entire families to leave immediately by foot on the nearby Salahedin road and then destroyed the houses entirely, simply because they stood less than a kilometer from the Erez crossing. .

  • Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip, Jan 19 2009.The Israeli army came to the Hamad family houses on January 5th at 4 am, ordering the entire families to leave immediately by foot on the nearby Salahedin road and then destroyed the houses entirely, simply because they stood less than a kilometer from the Erez crossing. .

  • Al Tufa'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 20 2009.Hundreds of houses, farms and factories have been destroyed and bulldozed over by the Israeli army, flattening approximately an area 10km square, ruining countless families, left resourceless in what amounts to collective punishment..

  • Al Tufa'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 20 2009.Hundreds of houses, farms and factories have been destroyed and bulldozed over by the Israeli army, flattening approximately an area 10km square, ruining countless families, left resourceless in what amounts to collective punishment..

  • Al Tufa'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 20 2009.Hundreds of houses, farms and factories have been destroyed and bulldozed over by the Israeli army, flattening approximately an area 10km square, ruining countless families, left resourceless in what amounts to collective punishment..

  • Al Tufa'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 20 2009.Hundreds of houses, farms and factories have been destroyed and bulldozed over by the Israeli army, flattening approximately an area 10km square, ruining countless families, left resourceless in what amounts to collective punishment..

  • Al Tufa'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 20 2009.Hundreds of houses, farms and factories have been destroyed and bulldozed over by the Israeli army, flattening approximately an area 10km square, ruining countless families, left resourceless in what amounts to collective punishment..

  • Al Tufa'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 20 2009.Shourouk Nadji Hessenin, 13 and her brother Abdallah, 12 were killed instantly upon returning to their house in She'Af Tufa'ah by a Hamas planted booby trap destined to israeli soldiers. Hundreds of houses, farms and factories have been destroyed and bulldozed over by the Israeli army, flattening approximately an area 10km square, ruining countless families, left resourceless in what amounts to collective punishment..

  • Al Tufa'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 20 2009.Nadji Hessenin collapses in tears after burying his children Shourouk Nadji Hessenin, 13 and her brother Abdallah, 12 who were killed instantly upon returning to their house in She'Af Tufa'ah by a Hamas planted booby trap destined to israeli soldiers. Hundreds of houses, farms and factories have been destroyed and bulldozed over by the Israeli army, flattening approximately an area 10km square, ruining countless families, left resourceless in what amounts to collective punishment..

  • Al Tufa'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 20 2009.Nadji Hessenin collapses in tears after burying his children Shourouk Nadji Hessenin, 13 and her brother Abdallah, 12 who were killed instantly upon returning to their house in She'Af Tufa'ah by a Hamas planted booby trap destined to israeli soldiers. Hundreds of houses, farms and factories have been destroyed and bulldozed over by the Israeli army, flattening approximately an area 10km square, ruining countless families, left resourceless in what amounts to collective punishment..

  • Al Tufa'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 20 2009.Hundreds of houses, farms and factories have been destroyed and bulldozed over by the Israeli army, flattening approximately an area 10km square, ruining countless families, left resourceless in what amounts to collective punishment..

  • Al Tufa'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 20 2009.Children try to recover their family belongings inside a collapsed home. Hundreds of houses, farms and factories have been destroyed and bulldozed over by the Israeli army, flattening approximately an area 10km square, ruining countless families, left resourceless in what amounts to collective punishment..

  • Al Tufa'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 20 2009.Hundreds of houses, farms and factories have been destroyed and bulldozed over by the Israeli army, flattening approximately an area 10km square, ruining countless families, left resourceless in what amounts to collective punishment..

  • Al Tufa'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 20 2009.Hundreds of houses, farms and factories have been destroyed and bulldozed over by the Israeli army, flattening approximately an area 10km square, ruining countless families, left resourceless in what amounts to collective punishment..

  • Al Tufa'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 20 2009.Ibrahim Mohammed Hamouda conforts his sons Saher Brahim, 3, right and Wasim, 8, left, on the ruins of their family home. Hundreds of houses, farms and factories have been destroyed and bulldozed over by the Israeli army, flattening approximately an area 10km square, ruining countless families, left resourceless in what amounts to collective punishment..

  • Al Tufa'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 20 2009.Hundreds of houses, farms and factories have been destroyed and bulldozed over by the Israeli army, flattening approximately an area 10km square, ruining countless families, left resourceless in what amounts to collective punishment..

  • Gaza city, Jan 20 2009.Hamas organized a victory rally in front of the destroyed 'majlis' (parliament) with mixed results, only about 1000 people showed up...

  • Gaza city, Jan 20 2009.Tell Al Houwwa, The Israeli army severely damaged the Palestinian Interior Ministry compound..

  • Gaza city, Jan 20 2009.Tell Al Houwwa, The Israeli army severely damaged the Palestinian Interior Ministry compound..

  • Attatra, Gaza Strip, Jan 21 2009.Fatma Al Attar, 39 with her last born, Mohanad, just 40 days old..Twenty-six members of the Al Attar family have to live in their burned down home, without windows, furniture, beds or clothes...

  • Attatra, Gaza Strip, Jan 21 2009.Fatma Al Attar, 39..Twenty-six members of the Al Attar family have to live in their burned down home, without windows, furniture, beds or clothes...

  • Attatra, Gaza Strip, Jan 21 2009.Showk Al Attar, 29 with her nephew, Mohanad, just 40 days old.Twenty-six members of the Al Attar family have to live in their burned down home, without windows, furniture, beds or clothes...

  • Al Tuam, Gaza Strip, Jan 21 2009.A violent fight erupts between men from neighbouring houses but different factions as they return to their heavily destroyed homes, as fierce fighting between the Israeli army and Hamas took place in this elevated area just north of Gaza city.

  • Al Tuam, Gaza Strip, Jan 21 2009.Inhabitants slowly come back to heavily damaged or totally destroyed homes, as fierce fighting between the Israeli army and Hamas took place in this elevated area just north of Gaza city..

  • Al Tuam, Gaza Strip, Jan 21 2009.Alham Al Sultan, 30, wipes away the sooth covering a portrait of Yasser Arafat on the family living room wall. .She says: "The palestinian people died when Yasser Arafat died"..Inhabitants slowly come back to heavily damaged or totally destroyed homes, as fierce fighting between the Israeli army and Hamas took place in this elevated area just north of Gaza city..

  • Al Tuam, Gaza Strip, Jan 21 2009.Inhabitants slowly come back to heavily damaged or totally destroyed homes, as fierce fighting between the Israeli army and Hamas took place in this elevated area just north of Gaza city..

  • Al Tuam, Gaza Strip, Jan 21 2009.Inhabitants slowly come back to heavily damaged or totally destroyed homes, as fierce fighting between the Israeli army and Hamas took place in this elevated area just north of Gaza city..

  • Al Tuam, Gaza Strip, Jan 21 2009.Inhabitants slowly come back to heavily damaged or totally destroyed homes, as fierce fighting between the Israeli army and Hamas took place in this elevated area just north of Gaza city..

  • Al Tuam, Gaza Strip, Jan 21 2009.Inhabitants slowly come back to heavily damaged or totally destroyed homes, as fierce fighting between the Israeli army and Hamas took place in this elevated area just north of Gaza city..

  • Al Tuam, Gaza Strip, Jan 21 2009.Inhabitants slowly come back to heavily damaged or totally destroyed homes, as fierce fighting between the Israeli army and Hamas took place in this elevated area just north of Gaza city..

  • Al Tuam, Gaza Strip, Jan 21 2009.Inhabitants slowly come back to heavily damaged or totally destroyed homes, as fierce fighting between the Israeli army and Hamas took place in this elevated area just north of Gaza city..

  • Al Tuam, Gaza Strip, Jan 21 2009.Inhabitants slowly come back to heavily damaged or totally destroyed homes, as fierce fighting between the Israeli army and Hamas took place in this elevated area just north of Gaza city..

  • Al Tuam, Gaza Strip, Jan 21 2009.Amadar Garoub, 19, is homeless as the family house was destroyed and bulldozed over by the Israeli army..Inhabitants slowly come back to heavily damaged or totally destroyed homes, as fierce fighting between the Israeli army and Hamas took place in this elevated area just north of Gaza city..

  • Gaza city, Jan 22 2009.Saher, 10, looks through garbage for anything re-usable....

  • Gaza city, Jan 22 2009.Fighters from the Salahedeen Brigade of the P. R. C. gave an impromtu press conference before leaving in broad daylight on a busy market street..

  • Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip, Jan 15 2009.Mourning families gather over hundreds of fresh tombs in Beit l-Lahia's main cemetery..

  • Jabalya, Gaza Strip, Jan 23 2009..Omar, 5, comes from a Fatah family and wants to be a member of the Al Aqsa brigade..Stunned inhabitants of Jabalya return to where their homes, farms and factories used to stand, only to find a huge rubble field, levelled by Israeli bombs, explosives and bulldozers. Not a wall is standing over a very large area on the eastern side of the village facing the israeli border..

  • Jabalya, Gaza Strip, Jan 23 2009..Khalil Siam, 72, is in shock; he has lost everything in the israeli attack..Stunned inhabitants of Jabalya return to where their homes, farms and factories used to stand, only to find a huge rubble field, levelled by Israeli bombs, explosives and bulldozers. Not a wall is standing over a very large area on the eastern side of the village facing the israeli border..

  • Jabalya, Gaza Strip, Jan 23 2009..Stunned inhabitants of Jabalya return to where their homes, farms and factories used to stand, only to find a huge rubble field, levelled by Israeli bombs, explosives and bulldozers. Not a wall is standing over a very large area on the eastern side of the village facing the israeli border..

  • Jabalya, Gaza Strip, Jan 23 2009..Siham Abu Rachel, 34. her mother was killed when the Israeli army shelled their family home. Stunned inhabitants of Jabalya return to where their homes, farms and factories used to stand, only to find a huge rubble field, levelled by Israeli bombs, explosives and bulldozers. Not a wall is standing over a very large area on the eastern side of the village facing the israeli border..

  • Jabalya, Gaza Strip, Jan 23 2009..Taha Dalhul, left, is in shock; he has lost everything in the israeli attack..Stunned inhabitants of Jabalya return to where their homes, farms and factories used to stand, only to find a huge rubble field, levelled by Israeli bombs, explosives and bulldozers. Not a wall is standing over a very large area on the eastern side of the village facing the israeli border..

  • Jabalya, Gaza Strip, Jan 23 2009..Stunned inhabitants of Jabalya return to where their homes, farms and factories used to stand, only to find a huge rubble field, levelled by Israeli bombs, explosives and bulldozers. Not a wall is standing over a very large area on the eastern side of the village facing the israeli border..

  • Jabalya, Gaza Strip, Jan 23 2009..Sadia Raba Hassan, 50, walks through what's left of her home and large family import-export business..Stunned inhabitants of Jabalya return to where their homes, farms and factories used to stand, only to find a huge rubble field, levelled by Israeli bombs, explosives and bulldozers. Not a wall is standing over a very large area on the eastern side of the village facing the israeli border..

  • Gaza city, Jan 23 2009.The Gaza "PLO Flag" souvenir shop...

  • Gaza city, Jan 24 2009.Shifa hospital, burned patients ward..Rawenn Abu Tabegh was burned to the 3rd degree over 45% of her body by kerozen in a domestic accident just before the war. No hospital in Gaza can perform the necessary skin grafts, but because of the war, she couldn't be moved elsewhere; she is in very intense pain as doctors and medics change her dressings.

  • Al Kuza'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 24 2009.An Israeli tank assault on this village left 10 people dead and many more wounded; dozens of homes are destroyed, many burned by white phosphorus, active patches of which can still be found in many area inside the village;

  • Al Kuza'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 24 2009.Leyla "Lula" Ahmad Al Najjar, 4, suffers from a broken leg and broken hip, she is attended to by her mother Suheila Ahmad Najjar, 29..An Israeli tank assault on this village on January 13 that left 10 people dead and many more wounded; dozens of homes are destroyed, many burned by white phosphorus, active patches of which can still be found in many area inside the village;

  • Al Kuza'ah, Gaza Strip, Jan 24 2009.An Israeli tank assault on this village left 10 people dead and many more wounded; dozens of homes are destroyed, many burned by white phosphorus, active patches of which can still be found in many area inside the village;

  • Gaza city, Jan 25 2009.WFP blanket food distribution to the civilian population in Gaza.

  • Gaza city, Jan 25 2009.Children searching the rubble of the Al Daia family home..23 people, mostly women and children were killed instantly when the Israeli air force dropped 2 bombs on the Al Daia family home in the southern part of Gaza city at 5:45AM. There was no fighting in the area at the time.

  • Gaza city, Jan 25 2009.Long lines of Gaza civilians can be seen 24/7 in front of the few functionning ATM's in town. The already fledging Gaza economy has been reduced to almost nothing by the Israeli attack which destroyed most of Gaza's industries it what appears to have been a carefully prepared operation, going well beyond 'fighting Hamas'.

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 26 2009.Hundreds of tunnels run under the 'Philadelphia Corridor', the border between Egypt and the Gaza strip. Tunnels such as this one, more than 20m deep and 350m long are the only lifelines for Gaza, as israel has been implementing an almost total blocus for the last 2 years..A single tunnel brings more than 150 large bags of various goods per day under the border; it is a real industry and large business opportunities for families on both sides of the border..

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 26 2009.Hundreds of tunnels run under the 'Philadelphia Corridor', the border between Egypt and the Gaza strip. Tunnels such as this one, more than 20m deep and 350m long are the only lifelines for Gaza, as israel has been implementing an almost total blocus for the last 2 years..A single tunnel brings more than 150 large bags of various goods per day under the border; it is a real industry and large business opportunities for families on both sides of the border..

  • Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan 26 2009.Hundreds of tunnels run under the 'Philadelphia Corridor', the border between Egypt and the Gaza strip. Tunnels such as this one, more than 20m deep and 350m long are the only lifelines for Gaza, as israel has been implementing an almost total blocus for the last 2 years..A single tunnel brings more than 150 large bags of various goods per day under the border; it is a real industry and large business opportunities for families on both sides of the border..

  • Gaza city, Jan 27 2009..Eshgen Karabi, 2, has 2nd degree burns on the face, the neck and the upper torso as the result of the shelling of her house by the Israeli army. She is one the first patients to benefit from the new inflatable medical structures erected by MSF late last week in Gaza City.  The two hospital tents include operating theaters and a 12-bed post-surgery recovery and post-operative care unit. 

  • south of Gaza city, Jan 27 2009.Across the entire Gaza strip, Israeli tanks and buldozers have devastated thousand of acres of fields, orchards and olive groves, as well as destroying factories and farms in what looks more like collective punishment on large scale than a proper military operation strictly targeted at Hamas militants..

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