A steady rain this evening. Showers continuing overnight. Low 37F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch..
A steady rain this evening. Showers continuing overnight. Low 37F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch.
Updated: November 17, 2023 @ 5:46 pm
The family of Israeli soldier Cpl. Avraham Fetena mourn during his funeral in Haifa, Israel, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. Fetena, 20, was killed and six people were wounded in a shooting attack by three Palestinians at a checkpoint near Jerusalem — all of whom were shot dead on the scene, Israel’s rescue services said Thursday.
Doron and Tami, parents of Israeli reserve soldier captain Omri Yosef David, mourn during his funeral in Carmiel, Israel, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. David, 27, was killed during a military ground operation in the Gaza Strip.
The family of Israeli soldier Cpl. Avraham Fetena mourn during his funeral in Haifa, Israel, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. Fetena, 20, was killed and six people were wounded in a shooting attack by three Palestinians at a checkpoint near Jerusalem — all of whom were shot dead on the scene, Israel’s rescue services said Thursday.
Destroyed property is seen at Kibbutz Netiv Haasara near the border with the Gaza Strip, Israel, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. The kibbutz, located close to the Gaza Strip's separation fence with Israel, was attacked during the violent Hamas cross-border rampage on Oct. 7 that killed many members of its community.
Journalists take cover as a siren warns of incoming rockets fired from the Gaza Strip at the nearby Kibbutz Netiv Haasara, Israel, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. The kibbutz, located close to the Gaza Strip's separation fence with Israel, was attacked during the violent Hamas cross-border rampage on Oct. 7 that killed many members of its community.
Mourners gather around the grave of Israeli reserve soldier Master Sgt. Raz Abulafia at the end of his funeral in the village of Rishpon, Israel, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. Abulafia, 27, was killed during a military ground operation in the Gaza Strip.
Families and friends of about 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza call for their return during a five-day "March for the Hostages" from Tel Aviv to the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, near the town of Abu Ghosh, Israel, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023.
A Jewish man covered in a prayer shawl prays at a vigil for the victims of the bloody Oct. 7 cross-border attack by Hamas militants, in which at least 1,200 people were killed and 240 people kidnapped, mostly Israeli citizens, in central Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
A photo of Keshet Casarotti, 21, who was killed by Hamas militants during their violent rampage through the Nova Music Festival in southern Israel on Oct. 7, is displayed at a vigil honoring the victims on the beach in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
A member of the Israeli forces stands near a security wall with Hebrew writing that reads "Path to Peace" at the Kibbutz Netiv Haasara, Israel, near the border with the Gaza Strip, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. The kibbutz was attacked during the violent Hamas cross-border rampage on Oct. 7 that killed many members of its community.
Palestinians flee to the southern Gaza Strip on Salah al-Din Street in Bureij, Gaza Strip, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.
The family of Israeli soldier Cpl. Avraham Fetena mourn during his funeral in Haifa, Israel, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. Fetena, 20, was killed and six people were wounded in a shooting attack by three Palestinians at a checkpoint near Jerusalem — all of whom were shot dead on the scene, Israel’s rescue services said Thursday.
Palestinians look for survivors following an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023.
Mourners sit next to graffiti calling for the return of the hostages kidnapped during the Oct. 7 Hamas cross-border attack in Israel, outside the cemetery in Kfar Saba, Israel, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023.
Israeli tanks maneuver near the Israeli-Gaza border, southern Israel, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023.
Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.
Doron and Tami, parents of Israeli reserve soldier captain Omri Yosef David, mourn during his funeral in Carmiel, Israel, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. David, 27, was killed during a military ground operation in the Gaza Strip.
Palestinians wounded in an Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip are brought to a hospital in Khan Younis, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023.
The family of Israeli soldier Cpl. Avraham Fetena mourn during his funeral in Haifa, Israel, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. Fetena, 20, was killed and six people were wounded in a shooting attack by three Palestinians at a checkpoint near Jerusalem — all of whom were shot dead on the scene, Israel’s rescue services said Thursday.
Flares rise over the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.
Palestinians look for survivors after an Israeli strike on Rafah, Gaza Strip, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023.
Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in an Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, at the hospital in Khan Younis, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.
Destroyed property is seen at Kibbutz Netiv Haasara near the border with the Gaza Strip, Israel, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. The kibbutz, located close to the Gaza Strip's separation fence with Israel, was attacked during the violent Hamas cross-border rampage on Oct. 7 that killed many members of its community.
Journalists take cover as a siren warns of incoming rockets fired from the Gaza Strip at the nearby Kibbutz Netiv Haasara, Israel, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. The kibbutz, located close to the Gaza Strip's separation fence with Israel, was attacked during the violent Hamas cross-border rampage on Oct. 7 that killed many members of its community.
Mourners gather around the grave of Israeli reserve soldier Master Sgt. Raz Abulafia at the end of his funeral in the village of Rishpon, Israel, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. Abulafia, 27, was killed during a military ground operation in the Gaza Strip.
Families and friends of about 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza call for their return during a five-day "March for the Hostages" from Tel Aviv to the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, near the town of Abu Ghosh, Israel, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023.
Palestinians flee to the southern Gaza Strip on Salah al-Din Street in Bureij, Gaza Strip, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
Palestinians line up for food during the ongoing Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023.
Palestinians wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip are brought to a treatment room of al Aqsa Hospital on Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.
Palestinians wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip are brought to a hospital in Deir al-Balah on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023.
An Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip is seen from southern Israel, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.
A Jewish man covered in a prayer shawl prays at a vigil for the victims of the bloody Oct. 7 cross-border attack by Hamas militants, in which at least 1,200 people were killed and 240 people kidnapped, mostly Israeli citizens, in central Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
Palestinians check lists with the names of people allowed to cross to Egypt from the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023.
Palestinian militants take a selfie in a destroyed building after an Israeli military raid on the town of Tulkarem, West Bank, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.
Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, in the hospital in Khan Younis, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
A photo of Keshet Casarotti, 21, who was killed by Hamas militants during their violent rampage through the Nova Music Festival in southern Israel on Oct. 7, is displayed at a vigil honoring the victims on the beach in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
A member of the Israeli forces stands near a security wall with Hebrew writing that reads "Path to Peace" at the Kibbutz Netiv Haasara, Israel, near the border with the Gaza Strip, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. The kibbutz was attacked during the violent Hamas cross-border rampage on Oct. 7 that killed many members of its community.
In a week when Israel declared it had seized control of northern Gaza, the war and the immense human suffering in the tiny territory showed no sign of easing.
A young mother in tears clings to her injured children — wounded in an Israeli airstrike — at a hospital in Khan Younis. Many who fled to the city in southern Gaza, escaping intense bombardment in the north, had hoped they would be safe there.
But refugees and residents are still dying daily in large numbers. Funeral services are held in streets strewn with debris after the bodies are pulled out of collapsed apartment blocks.
The human cost of the Israel-Hamas war, now in its sixth week, was captured by photographers for The Associated Press.
A young Palestinian boy, his injured arm in a sling, looks down at another small child, its body wrapped in a white cloth, knotted above the head and below the feet, before burial.
Israeli parents standing at the freshly dug graves of their children, killed in the war or in captivity at the hands of Hamas militants, buckle under the weight of their sorrow and are held up by other members of the grieving family.
Rallies in world capitals, calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, grew in size and anger as the war raged on. Israeli tanks speeding across the border kick up clouds of dust. Airstrikes aimed at bombing Hamas out of Gaza City pulverize buildings and entire city blocks.
The displaced continued, meanwhile, to flee south, one man carrying his infant child with blankets stacked over his head on top of a backpack.
After finding a place to sleep, exhausted families huddle around large steaming pots and hold out plastic bowls at soup kitchens. Others survive on pieces of stale flatbread, sprinkled with dry herbs, hoping that promises of more international aid will materialize soon.
Full AP coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war
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