Scenes from Gaza: Smoke and sorrow all around as Israel renews offensive | Photos

As Israeli tanks push deeper into Gaza, families abandon homes and belongings, their faces etched with fear and sorrow in these powerful images.

Published on: Sep 17, 2025 11:15 AM IST

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Buildings that were destroyed during the Israeli ground and air operations stand in the northern Gaza Strip during the sunset as seen from southern Israel, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (Leo Correa/AP)

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Tanks stand on the Israeli side of the border, as destruction in Gaza is seen in the background, in Israel. (Amir Cohen/Reuters)

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An amputee walks with crutches alongside other displaced Palestinians evacuating southbound from Gaza City, traveling on foot and by vehicle, along the coastal road in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip. (Eyad Baba/AFP)

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Palestinians watch as the Mhanna tower collapses amid heavy smoke, during an Israeli strike in the Tal el-Hawa neighbourhood of Gaza City. (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)

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Displaced Palestinians move with their belongings southwards on a road in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip as smoke billows during Israeli strikes in Gaza City. (Eyad Baba/AFP)

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A couple with an infant child walk with other displaced Palestinians evacuating southbound from Gaza City along the coastal road in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip. (Eyad Baba/AFP)

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Displaced Palestinians check what remains of their tents, following an overnight Israeli strike that levelled a building and damaged the surrounding temporary shelters, in the Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City. (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)

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Displaced Palestinians move with their belongings southwards on a road in the Nuseirat refugee camp area in the central Gaza Strip following renewed Israeli evacuation orders for Gaza City. (Eyad Baba/AFP)

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A convoy of Israeli tanks is deployed at Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on September 16, 2025. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)

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A Palestinian child walks away with a pot of rice obtained from a charity kitchen in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, amid a UN-declared famine after nearly two years of war. (Eyad Baba/AFP)

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A displaced Palestinian girl carries a mattress as she and her family move with their belongings southwards on a road in the Nuseirat refugee camp area in the central Gaza Strip following renewed Israeli evacuation orders for Gaza City on September 16, 2025. Israel launched its long-anticipated ground assault on Gaza City at dawn on September 16, a day after winning backing from its top ally the United States despite mounting international alarm. (Eyad Baba/AFP)

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This picture taken from a position at Israel's border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke billowing amid Israeli bombardment of the besieged Palestinian territory on September 16, 2025. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)

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A displaced Palestinian girl sits in the back of a truck as she and her family move with their belongings southwards on a road in the Nuseirat refugee camp area in the central Gaza Strip following renewed Israeli evacuation orders for Gaza City on September 16, 2025. (Eyad Baba/AFP)

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This picture taken from a position at Israel's border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke billowing amid Israeli bombardment of the besieged Palestinian territory. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)

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A man sits in an exposed room in a heavily damaged building near the Unknown Soldier Tower, which was destroyed by overnight Israeli bombardment, in the Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City on September 15, 2025. (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)

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Smoke billows as Israeli airstrikes destroy the al-Ghafari tower in Gaza City. (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)

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People inspect for salvage the rubble of the Unknown Soldier Tower, after it was destroyed by overnight Israeli bombardment, in the Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City on September 15, 2025. (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)

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Displaced Palestinians move with their belongings southwards on a road in the Nuseirat refugee camp area in the central Gaza Strip following renewed Israeli evacuation orders for Gaza City on September 16, 2025. (Eyad Baba/AFP)

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Palestinians search the rubble of al-Ghafari tower after its destruction by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City. (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)

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Displaced Palestinians move with their belongings southwards on a road in the Nuseirat refugee camp area in the central Gaza Strip following renewed Israeli evacuation orders. (Eyad Baba/AFP)