The Israeli military unleashed a wave of heavy airstrikes Monday on the Gaza Strip, saying it destroyed 15 kilometres (9 miles) of militant tunnels and the homes of nine Hamas commanders as international diplomats worked to end the weeklong war that has killed hundreds of people.
Israeli armed forces unleashed a wave of heavy airstrikes on May 17 on the Gaza Strip, saying it destroyed 15 kilometres (9 miles) of militant tunnels and the homes of nine Hamas commanders as international diplomats worked to end the war that has killed hundreds of people. In reply, Hamas started an offensive and fired multiple rockets into Israel. Here's a look a some images where Hamas rockets fired from Gaza rained havoc on Israeli cities.
People clean a damaged synagogue after it was by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, In Ashkelon, Israel.
Israeli soldiers take cover on the ground as a siren sounds a warning of incoming rockets fired from the Gaza Strip, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel.
Rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel.
People take pictures of a damaged synagogue after it was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon.
Palestinian rescue workers carry the remains of a man found next to a beachside cafe after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City.
A Palestinian firefighter extinguishes a fire from a beachside cafe after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City.
An Israeli artillery unit fires toward targets in the Gaza Strip, at the Israeli Gaza border.
A man inspects the rubble of a destroyed commercial building and Gaza health care clinic following an Israeli airstrike on the upper floors of a commercial building near the Health Ministry in Gaza City.
A view shows the remains of a building after it was destroyed in Israeli airstrikes, amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian fighting, in Gaza City.
An Israeli drone flies over Gaza City on Monday.