1. Gaza after the Bombardment
2. The 72-hour cease-fire agreed toby Israel andHamas is set to
expire tomorrowmorning. As negotiators in Egypt workhard toextend
the truce, Palestinians have been taking advantage of the relative
peace to return to their homes andneighborhoods in the Gaza
Strip,assessing the vast damage after a month of bombardment.
Israel announced that allof its troopshad withdrawn fromthe Gaza
Stripafter completing amission to destroy a sophisticated network
ofcross-border attack tunnels, ending a ground operation which
began on July 17. Gaza officials say the warhas killed 1,834
Palestinians, most ofthem civilians. Israel says 64 of its soldiers
andthree civilians have been killed since fighting began on July 8.
Die 72-Stunden-Waffenstillstand vereinbart, den Israel unddie Hamas
vereinbart haben luft am 08.08.2014 frh ab.Die Verhandlungsfhrer in
gypten arbeiten hart,um den Waffenstillstand zu verlngern.
Palstinenser nutzten den relativen Frieden aus um in ihre Huser und
Nachbarschaften im Gaza-Streifen zurckzukehren um die Schden, nach
einem Monat der Bombardierung zubegutachten. Israel kndigte an,
dass alle seine Truppen aus dem Gazastreifen nach Abschluss einer
Mission, der Zerstrung des ausgeklgeltes Netzwerk von
grenzberschreitenden Angriffstunneln, abgezogen werden. Somit endet
die Bodenoperation, die am 17. Juli begann. Gaza-Beamte sagen,
durch den Krieg wurden 1.834 Palstinenser gettet, die meisten von
ihnen Zivilisten. Israel sagt, 64 seiner Soldaten und drei
israelische Zivilisten seien seit Beginn der Kmpfe am 8. Juli.
Gettet worden.
3.
BackdroppedbythedamagedminaretoftheAl-Azbamosque,aPalestiniansmokesa
cigaretteashe sitson rubbleoftheNadaTowers,ata
residentialneighborhoodinthetownofBeit Lahiya,northernGazaStrip,on
August5, 2014.IsraelandHamasbeganobservinga 72-hourcease-fireon
TuesdaythatsetsthestagefortalksinEgyptona
broaderdealontheGazaStrip, includingasustainabletruceand
therebuildingofthebattered,blockadedcoastalterritory.(AP
Photo/LefterisPitarakis)
4. A Palestinianyouthholds awindowframeasheinspectsa
destroyedbuildingin theAl-ShejaeaneighborhoodofGazaCityon August5,
2014.(MohammedAbed/AFP/Getty Images)
5. A
memberoftheShabatfamilyinspectsthedamageuponreturningtothefamilyhouse,destroyedbyIsraelistrikesinthetownofBeitHanoun,northernGazaStrip,on
August5, 2014.(AP Photo/LefterisPitarakis)
6. A Palestiniansearchesforsalvageableitemsfromtherubbleofhis
homethatwasdestroyedin IsraelistrikesinBeitLahiyaonAugust4,
2014.(AP Photo/AdelHana)
7. A Palestinianboywritesona
shrapnel-riddledblackboardattheheavilydamagedSobhiAbuKarshschoolin
GazaCity'sal-ShejaeaneighborhoodonAugust5,2014,aftera72-hour
humanitariantrucewentintoeffect.(MohammedAbed/AFP/GettyImages)
8. A shelllies onthe groundattheheavilydamagedSobhiAbu
Karshschool in GazaCity'sal-ShejaeaneighborhoodonAugust5,
2014.(MohammedAbed/AFP/GettyImages)
9. A Palestinianboyplays
insideashrapnel-riddledcarinGazaCity'sal-Shejaeaneighborhoodon
August6, 2014.(MohammedAbed/AFP/GettyImages)
10. A Palestinianmanwalkspastwritingona
wallallegedlyleftbehindbyIsraelisoldierswho usedtheBeit
HanunHighschoolforgirlsasan advancebaseduringitsmilitaryoffensive
againsttheHamas-heldGazaStrip,on August5,
2014.(MarcoLongari/AFP/GettyImages)
11. Somemilitaryinstructionsin Hebrewandamapofaschool areseenon
ablackboardafterIsraelisoldierswithdrewfromtheBeitHanunHighschoolforgirlswhichwas
reportedlyusedasan advancebaseduringIsrael's
militaryoffensiveagainsttheHamas-heldGazaStrip,onAugust5,
2014.(Marco Longari/AFP/GettyImages)
12. TheStarofDavid,drawnonseverallightswitchesin
agirl'shighschoolthatwas usedbyIsraelisoldiersin
BeitHanountown,whichwitnessessaidwasheavilyhitbyIsraelishellingandair
strikesduringtheIsraelioffensive,on August5,
2014.(Reuters/FinbarrO'Reilly)
13. Foodwrapperslieon adesk,leftinaclassroomwherea
militarycrestandsomegraffitiinHebrewand Arabicweredrawnon
ablackboardafterIsraelisoldierswithdrewfromtheBeit HanunHighschool
forgirls,onAugust5, 2014.(MarcoLongari/AFP/GettyImages)
14.
PalestinianssitnexttotheirdestroyedhouseafterreturningtotheShejaianeighborhood,whichwitnessessaidwas
heavilyhitbyIsraelishellingandairstrikesduringtheIsraelioffensive,in
the eastofGazaCity,onAugust5, 2014.(Reuters/MohammedSalem)
15. A Palestinianmansalvagesachild's bicycle
fromadestroyedhomefollowinganearlierIsraeliair strikein
RafahinthesouthernGazaStrip,on August6, 2014.(SaidKhatib/AFP/Getty
Images)
16. Palestinianmen look atwhatused tobea
tunnelleadingfromtheGazaStripintoIsrael,inthe areaofRafahin
thesouthernGazaStrip,on August5, 2014.Israelsaidallofitstroopshad
withdrawnfromGazaaftercompletingamissiontodestroya
sophisticatednetworkofcross-borderattacktunnels,endinga
groundoperationwhichbeganonJuly17.(Said
Khatib/AFP/GettyImages)
17. DebriscausedbyanIsraelistrikeon
July21fillsanabandonedpatientroomattheAl
AqsaMartyrshospitalinDeirel-Balah,centralGazaStrip,onAugust6,
2014.Several
PalestiniandoctorsfromtheWestBankvolunteeredandcrossedintoGazaWednesdaytooffertheirhelpwiththewounded.(APPhoto/LefterisPitarakis)
18. A Palestinianinspectsdestroyedhousesand
theareawheretheAl-Wafaahospitalused
tostandintheAl-ShejaeaneighbourhoodofGazaCityon August5,
2014.(Mohammed Abed/AFP/GettyImages)
19. A Palestiniansearchesthroughrubbleofhis destroyedhomehit
byIsraelistrikesinKhuzaa,eastofKhanYounis,in
thenorthernGazaStrip,onAugust5, 2014.(AP Photo/AdelHana)
20. DisplacedPalestinianYasmineOmarAl Attar,10, sitsina
U.N.school whereherfamilyhadsoughtrefugeduringthewarin
GazaCity,onAugust6, 2014.The familyfromthetownof BeitLahiyain
thenorthernGazaStripsaidtheyarescaredtomovebacktotheirhouseastheyconsiderthecease-firestillfragile.(AP
Photo/LefterisPitarakis)
21. A Palestinianboystandsnexttotheremainsofa
mosqueinKhuzaatown,whichwitnessessaidwas heavilyhitby
IsraelishellingandairstrikesduringIsraelioffensive,in the
eastofKhanYounis in thesouthernGazaStrip,on August6, 2014.
Withitsspaciousvillasandpalm-linedstreets,thetownofKhuzaainsouthernGaza
gavePalestiniansarare
placetospendtheirfreetimebeforeitwasbombedandshelledtorubblelastmonth.Around500metersfromtheIsraeliborder,Khuzaaisnow
onlyaccessibleviacratered
roadsstrewnwithdebris.Nearlyallofitshomeshavebeenflattenedanditsninemosquesliein
pieces.(Reuters/IbraheemAbuMustafa)
22. AsmahanAbu
Al-RoussitsnexttoherdestroyedhouseinRafah'sdistrictofShawkahin
thesouthernGazaStriponAugust5, 2014.The
attackattheShawkahdistricteastoftheGaza townofRafahdrewwhatwasby
fartheheaviestshellingbytheIsraelimilitaryin
theGazawar,killingnearly100people
thatdayaloneandinstantlyunravelinga three-dayceasefire
shortlyafteritcameintoforce.(AP Photo/KhalilHamra)
23. Palestinianelectricitycompanyworkersdraga
powerline,oneofmanywhich
weredestroyedfollowinganearlierIsraeliairstrikeinRafahinthesouthernGazaStrip,onAugust6,
2014. (SaidKhatib/AFP/GettyImages)
24. A Palestinianmancarriesan emptyshellin
theAl-Shejaeaneighborhoodof GazaCityonAugust5,
2014.(MohammedAbed/AFP/GettyImages)
25. PalestiniansinspectthedamageatNadaTowers,in a
residentialneighborhoodinthetownofBeitLahiya,northernGazaStrip,onAugust5,2014,the
damagedminaretof theAl- Azbamosquein
thebackground.(APPhoto/LefterisPitarakis)
26. A Palestinianmancleans up aroomin his sister'shouse
asbulletcasingsarefoundonthefloor,leftby Israelisoldiers,in
Rafah'sdistrictofShawkah,onAugust5, 2014.(AP Photo/Khalil
Hamra)
27. A drawingon thewallinthe houseoftheAbu Louli
family,whosayitwas
leftbyIsraelisoldiers,inRafah'sdistrictofShawkahin
thesouthernGazaStrip,onAugust5, 2014.(AP Photo/KhalilHamra)
28. Theruinsofdestroyedhousesin
theShejaianeighborhood,eastofGazaCity,on August5,
2014.(Reuters/MohammedSalem)
29. A donkeystandsinsidea
destroyedshopinthenorthernGazaStriponAugust5, 2014,
asa72-hourhumanitariantrucewentintoeffect.(MahmudHams/AFP/GettyImages)
30. A treestandsamidtheruinsofdestroyedhomesin
theShejaianeighborhoodin GazaCityonAugust6,
2014.(Reuters/FinbarrO'Reilly)
31. (1of3) Palestiniansrescueten-year-oldMahmoudal-Ghol
fromundertherubbleofa housein RafahinthesouthernGazaStrip,on
August3, 2014.(Reuters/IbraheemAbu Mustafa)
32. (2of3)
PalestinianspullMahmoudal-GholfromtherubbleofahouseinRafahonAugust3,2014.Ten-year-oldMahmoudwaspulledalivefrombeneaththerubbleofahouse,which
witnessessaidwasdestroyedin anIsraeliair
strikethatkilledninemembersofthehisfamily.(Reuters/IbraheemAbuMustafa)
33. (3of3) Mahmoudal-Ghollies
inbed,recovering,attheEuropeanHospitalinKhan Younisin
thesouthernGazaStrip,onAugust5,
2014.(Reuters/IbraheemAbuMustafa)
34. Rauch steigtin
Gaza-Stadtauf:IsraelgreiftnachWaffenruheam08.08.2014erneutZieleimGaza-Streifenannachdemdie
Waffenruhevon militantenPalstinenserngebrochen wurde,
SmokerisesinGazaCityon:
Israelreachesforceasefireon08/08/2014againtargetsintheGazaStriponaftertheceasefirewasbrokenby
Palestinianmilitants
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