Children bear the brunt as violence rages on in Gaza
One and a half weeks into fierce fighting between Israel and Hamas, here’s a look at the damage done at both ends: From air raids on the Gaza Strip by Israeli forces, to rocket attacks by Hamas militants
Inside a Gaza hospital, Mohammad al-Hadidi cradled his baby boy
Omar -- his only surviving child after Israeli air strikes killed his wife and four other sons in the night. “I have no one left in the world but you,” the 37-year-old father said. After the strikes, rescue workers pulled the fivemonth-old from the arms of his dead mother early on Saturday, one of his tiny legs fractured in three places. All his other children -- Suhayb, 13, Yahya, 11, Abderrahman, 8, and Osama, 6 -- perished in the bombing along with their mother Maha Abu Hattab, 36. Israel and the Palestinians are mired in their worst conflict in years as Israel pounds the Gaza Strip with air strikes and artillery, while Hamas militants lob rockets into the Jewish state. At least 227 Palestinians have been killed since the latest round of violence broke out last week including 64 children and 38 women. On the Israeli side, the rockets of Palestinian armed groups have killed 10 people.
122
Bombs dropped on Gaza on Tuesday night by Israeli military during a 25-minute period, according to Al Jazeera
1,000+
Air and artillery strikes launched so far by Israel towards Gaza Strip, targeting militants
3,700+
Rockets launched towards Israel by Hamas militants from Gaza, according to Israel
160
Militants killed in Gaza, according to Israeli officials
227
Palestinians killed in Gaza so far. It includes 64 children, while over 1,600 Palestinians have been wounded
52,000+
Palestinians displaced internally due to the conflict, according to United Nations
450
Buildings destroyed or damaged in Gaza due to airstrikes. It includes 6 hospitals, 9 primary care health centres
50
Schools in Gaza destroyed or damaged, according to Save the Children
“You can either conquer them (Hamas)… or you can deter them.”
—BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, Israeli PM