Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Gazans take stock of damage during ceasefire with Israel – in pictures


Palestinians return to the rubble of destroyed homes east of Gaza City.
Palestinians return to the rubble of destroyed homes east of Gaza City. Photograph: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/Corbis
A Palestinian family looks through the damage to their home after returning to Beit Hanoun which was heavily hit by Israeli shelling and air strikes during the Israeli offensive.
A Palestinian family looks through the damage to their home after returning to Beit Hanoun town, which was hit by Israeli shelling and air strikes during the Israeli offensive. Photograph: Finbarr O’Reilly/Reuters
Palestinian men pose for photographs beside an unexploded Israeli shell on a road in Deir al-Balah.
Palestinian men pose for photographs beside an unexploded Israeli shell on a road in Deir al-Balah. Photograph: Sameh Rahmi/NurPhoto/REX
A boy holds a window frame in a destroyed building in the Shujai'iya neighbourhood of Gaza City.
A boy holds a window frame in a destroyed building in the Shujai’iya neighbourhood of Gaza City. Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images
Israeli soldiers play cards near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, as Israel announced that all of its troops had withdrawn from the Gaza Strip.
Israeli soldiers play cards near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, as Israel announced that all of its troops had withdrawn from the Gaza Strip. Photograph: David Buimovitch/AFP/Getty Images
Salwa Shabat, right, accompanied by some of her children weep as they return to the family house, destroyed by Israeli strikes in the town of Beit Hanoun.
Salwa Shabat, right, and some of her children weep as they return to the family house, destroyed by Israeli strikes in Beit Hanoun. Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP
The ruins of the Khalil al-Wazir mosque, west of Gaza City.
The ruins of the Khalil al-Wazir mosque, west of Gaza City. Photograph: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/REX
Asmahan Abu Al-Rous sits next to her destroyed house in Shawkah, Rafa. The attack on the Shawkah district was by far the heaviest shelling by the Israeli military in the Gaza war, killing nearly 100 people in one day alone.
Asmahan Abu Al-Rous sits next to her destroyed house in Shawkah, Rafah. The attack on the Shawkah district was by far the heaviest shelling by the Israeli military in the Gaza war, killing nearly 100 people in one day alone. Photograph: Khalil Hamra/AP
Palestinians inspect a what they think were excavations made by an Israeli drill designed to uncover tunnels used by Palestinian militants, in Shawkah.
Palestinians inspect what they think were excavations made by an Israeli drill designed to uncover tunnels used by Palestinian militants, in Shawkah. Photograph: Khalil Hamra/AP
Destroyed houses in the Shujai'iya neighbourhood of Gaza City.
Destroyed houses in the Shujai’iya neighbourhood of Gaza City. Photograph: APAimages/REX
Displaced Palestinians leave a UN school in Beit Lahia to return to their homes.
Displaced Palestinians leave a UN school in Beit Lahia to return to their homes. Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images
A shell lies on the ground near the heavily damaged Sobhi Abu Karsh school in Gaza City's Shujai'iya neighbourhood.
A shell lies on the ground near the heavily damaged Sobhi Abu Karsh school in Gaza City’s Shujai’iya neighbourhood. Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images
Palestinian men ride a donkey cart past destroyed buildings in the northern Gaza Strip.
Palestinian men ride a donkey cart past destroyed buildings in the northern Gaza Strip. Photograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images
Israeli Merkava tanks return from the Gaza Strip near the border with Israel.
Israeli Merkava tanks return from the Gaza Strip near the border with Israel. Photograph: Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images
Palestinians collect belongings from their destroyed houses in Beit Hanoun.
Palestinians collect belongings from their destroyed houses in Beit Hanoun. Photograph: Xinhua/Landov/Barcroft Media
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