Israel-Hamas war escalates; Gaza officials say death toll has crossed 1400
The conflict between Israel and Palestine has escalated with recent violent protests and attacks from both ends, as civilians pay the price.
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Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on October 12. Israel's retaliation has escalated after Gaza's militant Hamas rulers launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on Saturday. The health ministry in Gaza has reported that the bombings have killed 1,417 Palestinians and wounded 6,238 since then.(Hatem Moussa/ AP)
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Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba (IJT) activists, a student wing of Pakistan's Islamist political party Jamaat-e-Islami, march during an anti-Israel demonstration in Lahore on October 12. Since the war began, several countries like Iran, Qatar, Pakistan, and Afghanistan have shown support for Palestine in view of the ongoing conflict. (Arif Ali / AFP)
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A woman comforts another outside the morgue of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Doctors and nurses at the Al-Shifa hospital were busy treating hundreds of casualties from Israeli air raids as the Palestinian health ministry warned of a “catastrophic situation,” reported AFP. (Mohammed Abed / AFP)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 12. US President Joe Biden has dispatched his top diplomat to Israel on an urgent mission to show support after the unprecedented attack by Hamas militants, reported AP. (Jacquelyn Martin / AP Photo)
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