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. 

Published on: Oct 12, 2023 7:35 PM IST

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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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German Minister of Economics and Climate Protection Robert Habeck (L) and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz go through documents during a debate over the Israel-Hamas conflict during a session at the Bundestag, the German lower house of Parliament, in Berlin. Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that “Berlin will ban Hamas activities and organizations linked to the terror group in Germany," reported AFP.  (Odd Andersen / AFP)

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Israeli soldiers and journalists take cover during an alert for a rocket attack in Israel's southern city of Sderot near the border with Gaza on October 12. The Israel government has vowed to annihilate the Hamas outfit that rules the Gaza Strip in retribution for the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust, reported Reuters.  (Menahem Kahana / AFP)

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An Israeli tank fires near the border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Israel's government has responded by putting the enclave, home to 2.3 million people, under total siege and launching by far the most powerful bombing campaign in the 75-year history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, destroying whole neighborhoods, reported Reuters.   (Ronen Zvulun/ REUTERS)

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A Palestinian girl holds two children on a street in Gaza City. According to a Reuters report, the Gazan health authorities have said more than 1,400 people have been killed and over 6,000 have been wounded in the bombing. The sole electric power station has been switched off and hospitals are running out of fuel for emergency generators.  (Bashar Taleb / AFP)

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Somma, a migrant agricultural worker who was injured by a surprise attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, arrives at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand. Countries like Germany, Argentina, France, Mexico, Denmark, Austria, Canada, Norway, Nepal, and India have started preparing for evacuations of their citizens residing in the conflict-hit areas.  (Chalinee Thirasupa / REUTERS)