Gaza faces renewed despair as ceasefire collapses amid Israeli strikes | Photos

Updated On Mar 21, 2025 07:30 pm IST

Israel bombarded Gaza and launched ground operations on March 20, after issuing a "last warning" for Palestinians to return hostages and remove Hamas from power

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An Israeli tank manoeuvres inside Gaza, in front of destroyed buildings, as viewed from the Israel-Gaza border, March 20, 2025.(REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An Israeli tank manoeuvres inside Gaza, in front of destroyed buildings, as viewed from the Israel-Gaza border, March 20, 2025.(REUTERS)

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Ali Marouf and his mother Aisha cook on a fire on the roof of their house, which was destroyed by the Israeli army's air and ground offensive, in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip.(AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 21, 2025 07:30 pm IST

Ali Marouf and his mother Aisha cook on a fire on the roof of their house, which was destroyed by the Israeli army's air and ground offensive, in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip.(AP)

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Palestinians wait for donated food at a distribution center in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Sunday, March 16, 2025.(AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Palestinians wait for donated food at a distribution center in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Sunday, March 16, 2025.(AP)

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A boy looks on as he eats at a camp sheltering displaced Palestinians set up at a landfill in the Yarmuk area in Gaza City on March 20, 2025.(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A boy looks on as he eats at a camp sheltering displaced Palestinians set up at a landfill in the Yarmuk area in Gaza City on March 20, 2025.(AFP)

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A displaced Palestinian child gestures as he pushes a cart carrying water containers near a camp set up at a landfill in the Yarmuk area in Gaza City on March 20, 2025.(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A displaced Palestinian child gestures as he pushes a cart carrying water containers near a camp set up at a landfill in the Yarmuk area in Gaza City on March 20, 2025.(AFP)

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People walk among destroyed buildings in Gaza, as viewed from the Israel-Gaza border, March 20, 2025.(REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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People walk among destroyed buildings in Gaza, as viewed from the Israel-Gaza border, March 20, 2025.(REUTERS)

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Ella Osama Abu Dagga, 25 days old, is held by her great-aunt Suad Abu Dagga, after she was pulled from the rubble earlier following an Israeli army airstrike that killed her parents and brother, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, March 20, 2025.(AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Ella Osama Abu Dagga, 25 days old, is held by her great-aunt Suad Abu Dagga, after she was pulled from the rubble earlier following an Israeli army airstrike that killed her parents and brother, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, March 20, 2025.(AP)

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Displaced Palestinians, carrying their belongings, move away from the areas where the Israeli army is operating after Israel's renewed offensive in the Gaza Strip, on the outskirts of Beit Lahia, Thursday, March 20, 2025.(AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Displaced Palestinians, carrying their belongings, move away from the areas where the Israeli army is operating after Israel's renewed offensive in the Gaza Strip, on the outskirts of Beit Lahia, Thursday, March 20, 2025.(AP)

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Displaced Palestinians set up camp at a landfil in the Yarmuk area in Gaza City on March 20, 2025. Israel bombarded Gaza and pressed its ground operations on March 20.(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Displaced Palestinians set up camp at a landfil in the Yarmuk area in Gaza City on March 20, 2025. Israel bombarded Gaza and pressed its ground operations on March 20.(AFP)

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Displaced Palestinians set up tents at a landfil in the Yarmuk area in Gaza City on March 20, 2025. Israel bombarded Gaza and pressed its ground operations on March 20.(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 21, 2025 07:30 pm IST

Displaced Palestinians set up tents at a landfil in the Yarmuk area in Gaza City on March 20, 2025. Israel bombarded Gaza and pressed its ground operations on March 20.(AFP)

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Displaced Palestinians stand outside tents set up at a landfil in the Yarmuk area in Gaza City on March 20, 2025.(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Displaced Palestinians stand outside tents set up at a landfil in the Yarmuk area in Gaza City on March 20, 2025.(AFP)

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Displaced Palestinians search for salvageable items at a landfil near their camp in the Yarmuk area in Gaza City on March 20, 2025. Israel bombarded Gaza and pressed its ground operations on March 20, after issuing what it called a "last warning" for Palestinians to return hostages and remove Hamas from power. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 21, 2025 07:30 pm IST

Displaced Palestinians search for salvageable items at a landfil near their camp in the Yarmuk area in Gaza City on March 20, 2025. Israel bombarded Gaza and pressed its ground operations on March 20, after issuing what it called a "last warning" for Palestinians to return hostages and remove Hamas from power. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)(AFP)

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Injured Palestinians wait for treatment at the hospital following Israeli army airstrikes in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, March 18, 2025.(AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Injured Palestinians wait for treatment at the hospital following Israeli army airstrikes in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, March 18, 2025.(AP)

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Ambassador Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN, speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting concerning the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at the United Nations headquarters on March 20, 2025, in New York City.(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Ambassador Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN, speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting concerning the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at the United Nations headquarters on March 20, 2025, in New York City.(AFP)

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 20: Members of the United Nations Security Council listen as Riyad Mansour, Palestinian Ambassador to the UN, speaks during a meeting concerning the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question at the United Nations headquarters on March 20, 2025 in New York City. Eli Sharabi, a former hostage released by the Hamas terror group in Gaza last month, shared his first hand account of his captivity as the Security Council met days after Israel broke it's ceasefire with Hamas by launching airstrikes that have killed more than 400 people and hundreds more injured. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 21, 2025 07:30 pm IST

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 20: Members of the United Nations Security Council listen as Riyad Mansour, Palestinian Ambassador to the UN, speaks during a meeting concerning the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question at the United Nations headquarters on March 20, 2025 in New York City. Eli Sharabi, a former hostage released by the Hamas terror group in Gaza last month, shared his first hand account of his captivity as the Security Council met days after Israel broke it's ceasefire with Hamas by launching airstrikes that have killed more than 400 people and hundreds more injured. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP)

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Eli Sharabi, a former Israeli hostage released by Hamas in Gaza last month, holds of a photograph of his wife and two daughters killed by Hamas, as he addresses a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at the U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S, March 20, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Segar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY(REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 21, 2025 07:30 pm IST

Eli Sharabi, a former Israeli hostage released by Hamas in Gaza last month, holds of a photograph of his wife and two daughters killed by Hamas, as he addresses a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at the U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S, March 20, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Segar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY(REUTERS)

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Police and other forces push protestors during a protest against the Israeli government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding the release of all hostages from Gaza, near the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, March 20, 2025.(Reuters) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Police and other forces push protestors during a protest against the Israeli government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding the release of all hostages from Gaza, near the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, March 20, 2025.(Reuters)

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Activists hold a demonstration in lower Manhattan against the arrest by ICE of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student at Columbia University, on 20 March 2025 in New York City. Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist and recent graduate of Columbia University, was arrested by immigration officers in New York and sent to a detention centre in Louisiana.(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Activists hold a demonstration in lower Manhattan against the arrest by ICE of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student at Columbia University, on 20 March 2025 in New York City. Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist and recent graduate of Columbia University, was arrested by immigration officers in New York and sent to a detention centre in Louisiana.(AFP)

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A woman takes part in a protest to show support for Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, near the Pantheon in Rome, Italy, March 20, 2025.(Reuters) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 21, 2025 07:30 pm IST

A woman takes part in a protest to show support for Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, near the Pantheon in Rome, Italy, March 20, 2025.(Reuters)

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