The war in Israel and Gaza in 44 devastating pictures Post author By Buzznews Post date 11 October 2023 Israeli soldiers move in a convoy at an undisclosed location bordering the Gaza Strip on October 8, 2023. Israel, reeling from the deadliest attack on its territory in half a century, formally declared war on Hamas on October 8, as the conflict's death toll surged to 1,000 after the Palestinian militant group launched a massive surprise assault from Gaza. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images) A man carrying his dog as he leaves a bombed area following overnight Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on October 11, 2023, the fith day of continuing battles between Israel and the Hamas movement. The death toll from five days of ferocious fighting between Hamas and Israel rose sharply overnight as Israel kept up its bombardment of Gaza after recovering the dead from the last communities near the border where Palestinian militants had been holed up. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)GAZA CITY, GAZA – OCTOBER 11: Explosion and smoke caused by Israeli raids seen on October 11, 2023 in Gaza City, Gaza. Almost 800 people have died in Gaza, and 187, 000 displaced, after Israel launched sustained retaliatory air strikes after a large-scale attack by Hamas. On October 7, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel from Gaza by land, sea, and air, killing 1000 people and wounding more than 2000. Israeli soldiers and civilians have also been taken hostage by Hamas and moved into Gaza. The attack prompted a declaration of war by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)10/10/2023 Gaza, Palestine. A view of a building destroyed by an Israeli missile strike (Photo by Mohamed Zaanoun / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by MOHAMED ZAANOUN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)Smoke billows after a strike by Israel on the port of Gaza City, on Oct. 10, 2023. At least 900 Palestinians have been killed from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, according to the health ministry in Gaza on Tuesday. Meanwhile, at least 1,008 individuals have been killed in Israel since Hamas launched a surprise attack on the country on Saturday, Israel’s state-owned Kan TV news reported on Tuesday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua via Getty Images)GAZA CITY, GAZA – OCTOBER 11: Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes in Jabalia Camp in Gaza City, Gaza on October 11, 2023. (Photo by Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu via Getty Images)Shells from Israeli bombardment land in the water in the Gaza City seaport on October 11, 2023. Israel declared war on Hamas on October 8 following a shock land, air and sea assault by the Gaza-based Islamists. The death toll from the shock cross-border assault by Hamas militants rose to 1,200, making it the deadliest attack in the country’s 75-year history, while Gaza officials reported more than 900 people killed as Israel pounded the territory with air strikes. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)10/09/2023 Gaza, Palestine. A Palestinian mother holds her son in the aftermath of the Israeli airstrikes on Gaza on October 9, 2023. (Photo by Mohamed Zaanoun / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by MOHAMED ZAANOUN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)TOPSHOT – An Israeli army self-propelled howitzer fires rounds near the border with Gaza in southern Israel on October 11, 2023. Israel declared war on Hamas on October 8 following a shock land, air, and sea assault by the Gaza-based militant group. The death toll in Israel has surged above 1,200 following the worst attack in the country’s 75-year history, while Gaza officials have reported 1000 people killed so far. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)SDEROT, ISRAEL – OCTOBER 11: Smoke rises as Israeli artillery units and howitzers stationed in the military zone launch attacks during the fifth day of the clashes in Sderot, Israel on October 11, 2023. (Photo by Saeed Qaq/Anadolu via Getty Images)KHAN YUNIS, GAZA – OCTOBER 11: Palestinians are seen on debris of destroyed buildings after Israeli airstrikes hit Khan Yunis, Gaza on October 11, 2023. (Photo by Abed Zagout/Anadolu via Getty Images)Smoke billows behind buildings after after an Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on October 11, 2023. Israel declared war on Hamas on October 8 following a shock land, air and sea assault by the Gaza-based Islamists. The death toll from the shock cross-border assault by Hamas militants rose to 1,200, making it the deadliest attack in the country’s 75-year history, while Gaza officials reported more than 1,000 people killed as Israel pounded the territory with air strikes. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP) (Photo by SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images)Palestinians walk through debris along a street in the aftermath of Israeli bombardment in al-Karama district in Gaza City on October 11, 2023. Israel declared war on Hamas on October 8 following a shock land, air and sea assault by the Gaza-based Islamists. The death toll from the shock cross-border assault by Hamas militants rose to 1,200, making it the deadliest attack in the country’s 75-year history, while Gaza officials reported more than 900 people killed as Israel pounded the territory with air strikes. 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