December 23, 2024

AP PHOTOS: Scenes of sorrow and despair on both sides of Israel-Gaza border on week 3 of war

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A bullet-riddled family photo tacked to a refrigerator in Kibbutz Kissufim in southern Israel following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. Horrific scenes of the lifeless bodies of Palestinian children pulled from the rubble in the Gaza Strip following Israeli retaliatory airstrikes.

Week 3 of the Israel-Hamas war was filled with sorrowful images on both sides of the Israel-Gaza border.

Palestinians evacuate a building hit in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

Palestinians evacuate a building hit in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

Outside the morgue at Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir Al-Balah, the bodies of a dead Palestinian father clutching his curly-haired toddler were wrapped in a blanket. In Israel, grief-stricken soldiers attended the funeral of a young Israeli sergeant and her father killed in the Hamas attack on Kibbutz Kfar Azza in southern Israel, just one of many funerals this week.

Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes left large swathes of Gaza a mass of rubble, where Palestinian rescue workers searched for any sign of life — and mournful screams went up when dead children and others were pulled out.

Palestinians look for survivors of an Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in the Nusseirat refugee camp, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Palestinians look for survivors of an Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in the Nusseirat refugee camp, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

A Palestinian girl reacts as a child is carried from the rubble of a building after an airstrike in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

A Palestinian girl reacts as a child is carried from the rubble of a building after an airstrike in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

The bodies of a father and his child, killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, lie in front of the morgue at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir Al-Balah, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. ( AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

The bodies of a father and his child, killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, lie in front of the morgue at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir Al-Balah, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Blood is splattered in a house at Kibbutz Kissufim in southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. The Kibbutz was overrun by Hamas militants from the nearby Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, when they killed and captured many Israelis. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Blood is splattered in a house at Kibbutz Kissufim in southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. The Kibbutz was overrun by Hamas militants from the nearby Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, when they killed and captured many Israelis. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A Palestinian boy mourns his relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

A Palestinian boy mourns his relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

A wounded Palestinian woman cries as she holds the hand of her dead relative outside her home following Israeli airstrikes that targeted their neighborhood in Gaza City, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)

A wounded Palestinian woman cries as she holds the hand of her dead relative outside her home following Israeli airstrikes that targeted their neighborhood in Gaza City, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)

Israeli soldiers cry during the funeral of Sgt. Yam Goldstein and her father, Nadav, in Kibbutz Shefayim, Israel, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Yam and her father were killed by Hamas militants on Oct. 7 at their house in Kibbutz Kfar Azza near the border with the Gaza Strip. The rest of the family are believed to be held hostage in Gaza. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israeli soldiers cry during the funeral of Sgt. Yam Goldstein and her father, Nadav, in Kibbutz Shefayim, Israel, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Yam and her father were killed by Hamas militants on Oct. 7 at their house in Kibbutz Kfar Azza near the border with the Gaza Strip. The rest of the family are believed to be held hostage in Gaza. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

A wounded Palestinian baby receives treatment at the al-Shifa hospital, following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)

A wounded Palestinian baby receives treatment at the al-Shifa hospital, following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)

Palestinians carry the body of a dead child who was found under the rubble of a destroyed house after Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)

Palestinians carry the body of a dead child who was found under the rubble of a destroyed house after Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)

Friends and relatives of Roi Popplewell mourn during his funeral at Kibbutz Yagur near Haifa, northern Israel, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Friends and relatives of Roi Popplewell mourn during his funeral at Kibbutz Yagur near Haifa, northern Israel, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Bodies of dead Palestinians are seen under the rubble of a destroyed house after Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)

Bodies of dead Palestinians are seen under the rubble of a destroyed house after Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)

Palestinians evacuate two wounded boys from rubble following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have decided to stay in their homes in northern Gaza despite Israeli warnings that they are facing grave danger if they don't move to an evacuation zone in the southern part of the territory. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)

Palestinians evacuate two wounded boys from rubble following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have decided to stay in their homes in northern Gaza despite Israeli warnings that they are facing grave danger if they don’t move to an evacuation zone in the southern part of the territory. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)

Mourners gather around the graves of British-Israelis Lianne Sharabi and her two daughters, Noiya, 16, and Yahel, 13, during their funeral in Kfar Harif, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. The three were killed by Hamas militants on Oct. 7 in Kibbutz Be'eri near the border with the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Mourners gather around the graves of British-Israelis Lianne Sharabi and her two daughters, Noiya, 16, and Yahel, 13, during their funeral in Kfar Harif, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. The three were killed by Hamas militants on Oct. 7 in Kibbutz Be’eri near the border with the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

An Israeli armored personnel carrier moves near the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

An Israeli armored personnel carrier moves near the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Al-Jazeera correspondent Wael Dahdouh mourns his son killed in an Israeli airstrike at Nuisserat refugee camp, outside a hospital in Deir al Balah, south of the Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Dahdouh's wife, son, daughter, and grandson were killed in the strike. (AP Photo/Ali Mahmoud)

Al-Jazeera correspondent Wael Dahdouh mourns his son killed in an Israeli airstrike at Nuisserat refugee camp, outside a hospital in Deir al Balah, south of the Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Dahdouh’s wife, son, daughter, and grandson were killed in the strike. (AP Photo/Ali Mahmoud)

Palestinians inspect the rubble of destroyed buildings following Israeli airstrikes on town of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman)

Palestinians inspect the rubble of destroyed buildings following Israeli airstrikes on town of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman)

Rockets are fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Rockets are fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Israelis take cover as a siren warns of incoming rockets fired from the Gaza Strip, during the funeral of the Israeli man Sagiv Ben Svi, killed by Hamas militants while attending a music festival, at a cemetery in Holon, central Israel, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Israelis take cover as a siren warns of incoming rockets fired from the Gaza Strip, during the funeral of Sagiv Ben Svi, an Israeli man killed by Hamas militants while attending a music festival, at a cemetery in Holon, central Israel, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Israelis take cover as a siren warns of incoming rockets fired from the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israelis take cover as a siren warns of incoming rockets fired from the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

A Palestinian child wounded in an Israeli bombardment is treated in a hospital in Deir al Balah, south of the Gaza Strip, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

A Palestinian child wounded in an Israeli bombardment is treated in a hospital in Deir al Balah, south of the Gaza Strip, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Mourners gather around the graves of Sgt. Yam Goldstein and her father, Nadav, during their funeral in Kibbutz Shefayim, Israel, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Yam and her father were killed by Hamas militants on Oct. 7 at their house in Kibbutz Kfar Azza near the border with the Gaza Strip. The rest of the family are believed to be held hostage in Gaza. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Mourners gather around the graves of Sgt. Yam Goldstein and her father, Nadav, during their funeral in Kibbutz Shefayim, Israel, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Yam and her father were killed by Hamas militants on Oct. 7 at their house in Kibbutz Kfar Azza near the border with the Gaza Strip. The rest of the family are believed to be held hostage in Gaza. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Smoke rises from explosions caused by Israeli airstrikes in the northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)

Smoke rises from explosions caused by Israeli airstrikes in the northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)

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