More than 1,000 Palestinians have now died in the 19-day Gaza conflict as scores of bodies were pulled from rubble during a tense 12-hour ceasefire.
#Gaza – At least 76 bodies retrieved from Gaza rubble after truce. Photo @MahmudHams #AFP pic.twitter.com/SCLRo4Mo4y
— AFP Photo Department (@AFPphoto) July 26, 2014
The dead included 18 members of the same family who were reportedly killed by Israeli tank shelling moments before the truce began this morning.
#Gaza – Gazans dig dead from rubble in scenes of war devastation. Beit Hanun on July 26. Photo @mlongari #AFP pic.twitter.com/0BjfarXtxi
— AFP Photo Department (@AFPphoto) July 26, 2014
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.
Gazans Search the Rubble During 12-Hour Truce http://t.co/xeftakqjfZ @AFPphoto pic.twitter.com/4jDGOWKkrb
— NBC News Pictures (@NBCNewsPictures) July 26, 2014
Neighbours of the Al-Najar family, which the Health Ministry said had been trapped inside their house in Khuzaa village east of Khan Younis since Thursday, watched as rescue workers removed bodies from the rubble of their home using a mechanical digger.
#UPDATE: Dozens more bodies found amid #Gaza rubble as top diplomats call for truce extension http://t.co/b6NoodBpit pic.twitter.com/N0b8IO6gMd
— AFP Photo Department (@AFPphoto) July 26, 2014
At least 85 bodies of Palestinians were pulled from the rubble in the hours after today’s humanitarian ‘pause’ was declared.
#UPDATE: Gaza toll mounts as fragile 12-hour truce takes hold http://t.co/lT5bbeKfb1 pic.twitter.com/naEBVwZX7M
— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) July 26, 2014
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