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Saturday, 26 July 2014

Palestinian death toll hits 1,000 as scores of bodies are pulled from the rubble

More than 1,000 Palestinians have now died in the 19-day Gaza conflict after scores of bodies were pulled from rubble during a tense ceasefire lasting less than a day.The truce - now extended from 12 to 16 hours and due to end at 9pm GMT - came as protests erupted in London and Paris, with French police using tear gas and batons to quell a 'banned' protest by pro-Palestinians.
In Gaza, the dead included 18 members of the same family who were killed by Israeli tank shelling moments before the truce began this morning.
As the guns and bombs fell silent and Israeli soldiers reloaded tank ammunition, thousands of residents returned to survey the damage and watch rescue workers retrieve bodies from under collapsed buildings.

The long walk home: Palestinians returned this morning to check on their homes and businesses in the northern district of Beit Hanun, GazaEmotions running high: One man was overcome in Gaza, where the bodies of at least 35 Palestinians were recovered from rubble in the three hours after the truceStaggered: A Palestinian man returns to his home in Gaza City, which had hearts painted along the white walls. The truce was extended after the death toll passed 1,000Belongings: After the brief ceasefire was declared, a Palestinian man walks with a mattress on his back while leaving the northern district of Beit Hanun in the Gaza StripApocalyptic: Residents picked their way over the rubble carrying their belongings as they took advantage of the short ceasefire to remove their belongingsHorror: A Palestinian woman surveys destroyed homes in the northern district of Beit Hanun in the Gaza Strip as the hours of the humanitarian truce ticked byFuneral: Palestinians carry the body of Bassem Abo Al-Rob, 19, in the West Bank village of Kabatyeh near Jenin city after his death in the early hours of SaturdayMarch: The large group, estimated to be around 10,000-strong by police, filed past London landmarks including the Royal Albert Hall en route to Parliament The large group, estimated to be around 10,000-strong by police, filed past London landmarks including the Royal Albert Hall en route to Parliament
Mourning: Palestinians watch as rescue workers find the body of a member of al-Najar family, after removing it from under the rubble of their homeHundreds of Palestinians poured into the streets in the minutes after the truce took force, some on foot to inspect damage to their homesReloading: Israeli forces inspect and load tank ammunition this morning during the truce. Tensions are increasing to bring an end to the bloody conflicteloading: Israeli forces inspect and load tank ammunition this morning during the truce. Tensions are increasing to bring an end to the bloody conflictIsrael said that two more of its soldiers were killed in Gaza, bringing the army death toll to 37, as troops battled militants in the north, east and south of GazaLull: An Israeli soldier reads on top of his tank near the border of Israel and Gaza today after the ceasefire was declared. World leaders called for it to be extended
An Israeli soldier reads on top of his tank near the border of Israel and Gaza today after the ceasefire was declared. World leaders called for it to be extended
More funerals: Palestinian mourners pray for Taib Mohammed Odeh, 22, and Khaled Odeh, 21, at a mosque in Hawara village in northern West Bank during the truceSalvage: Palestinians take usable things in belongings which they recovered from their destroyed houses during the ceasefire
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