Israel has launched multiple air raids on civilians and their properties in the besieged Gaza Strip after the Palestinian armed group Hamas launched an unprecedented land and air military operation against Israel.
Health officials in the Gaza Strip say at least 200 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli air attacks, with more than 1,600 wounded.
On the Israeli side, authorities say the death toll had risen to at least 250 people, with hundreds of others wounded.
Analysts say the nature of the Hamas attacks on Israel has been without precedent in recent years and could transform the landscape of the entrenched conflict, but Hamas is targeting the Israeli army while in response the Israeli army is striking civilian Palestinians and their homes.
Smoke rises following Israeli attacks on Gaza.
Medics rush wounded people at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City for treatment.
Palestinians fleeing their homes.
Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building after it was struck by an Israeli air raid in Gaza City .
The Gaza Strip is home to about two million Palestinians living in an area of about 365sq km (141sq miles).
