Considered the be the deadliest battle since the nearly two week Operation Protective Edge, an Israeli offensive on Sunday July 20th, 2014 launched missiles by ground and air in to the Shijaiyah Neighborhood of Gaza City in northern Gaza.
65 were confirmed dead, bringing the death toll up to over 400, most being civilians. Thousands fled.
A Palestinian woman cries as she flees from Gaza City’s Shijaiyah neighborhood that came under fire as Israel widened its ground offensive against Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, July 20, 2014. Tens of people were killed in Shijaiyah and many more bodies were believed buried under the rubble of homes, health officials said. They are the latest casualties in a nearly two-week conflict that has killed some 380 Palestinians and seven Israelis. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa). Taken Gaza time 8:56:18 am, July 20th, 2014.
Palestinians, one holding a white flag, flee Gaza City’s Shijaiyah neighborhood, northern Gaza Strip, Sunday, July 20, 2014. Tens of people were killed in Shijaiyah and many more bodies were believed buried under the rubble of homes, health officials said. They are the latest casualties in a nearly two-week conflict that has killed some 380 Palestinians and seven Israelis. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis). Taken Gaza time 08:17:12 am, July 20th, 2014.
A Palestinian girl cries as she runs while fleeing Gaza City’s Shijaiyah neighborhood, Sunday, July 20, 2014. Dozens of people were killed in Shijaiyah and many more bodies were believed buried under the rubble of homes, health officials said. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis). Taken Gaza time 9:00:08am, July 20th, 2014.
Palestinians who fled their homes from Shajaiyeh neighborhood, arrive to Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, Sunday, July 20, 2014. Hundreds of panicked residents have fled the neighborhood which they say has come under heavy tank fire from Israeli forces. Some reported seeing dead and wounded in the streets, with ambulances unable to reach the area. Israel widened its ground offensive early Sunday, sending more troops into the Hamas-ruled territory to destroy tunnels used by the Islamic militants to try to sneak into Israel. (AP Photo/Adel Hana). Taken Gaza time 04:32:05am, July 20th, 2014.
A Palestinian medic carries an injured girl to an emergency room at Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Sunday, July 20, 2014. Hundreds of panicked residents have fled a Gaza City neighborhood which they say has come under heavy tank fire from Israeli forces. Some reported seeing dead and wounded in the streets, with ambulances unable to reach the area. Israel widened its ground offensive early Sunday, sending more troops into the Hamas-ruled territory to destroy tunnels used by the Islamic militants to try to sneak into Israel. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra). Taken Gaza time 07:50:03am, july 20th, 2014.
Men grieve over the death of a man as Palestinian medics prepare to carry him killed in Gaza City’s Shijaiyah neighborhood that came under fire as Israel widened its ground offensive against Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, July 20, 2014. Tens of people were killed in Shijaiyah and many more bodies were believed buried under the rubble of homes, health officials said. They are the latest casualties in a nearly two-week conflict that has killed some 380 Palestinians and seven Israelis. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa). Taken Gaza time 8:43:23 am, July 20th, 2014.