In response to this numerous attack, which included the launching of thousands of shells, Israel responded with airstrikes against several Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.like a start Operation Iron Swordsin response to a surprise attack by the Islamist group, an offensive they dubbed the Al-Aqsa Storm and which Islamic Jihad also joined.

Below we leave you with the most shocking images of the conflict between Palestinian Gaza militias and Israel:

Smoke in the area of ​​Rehovot, Israel, after the launch of Israeli rockets from the Gaza Strip

An Israeli helicopter flies over a hospital helipad after a mass Hamas infiltration of Ashkelon in southern Israel

Members of the Ezz al-Din al-Qassam militia, the military wing of Hamas, fire a rocket from the Gaza coast towards Israel, in Gaza City.

Palestinians ride in an Israeli military jeep through the streets of Gaza during the assault on Israeli settlements by the Ez ad-Din al-Qassam militia.

Emergency personnel work to extinguish a fire following a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel.

A woman in a room damaged after a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip in Ashkelon

The body of a dead man lies on a stretcher after a massive infiltration of Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip into Sderot in southern Israel.

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Smoke and flames after an Israeli attack on a skyscraper in Gaza City

Firefighters battle a fire in an open field following a massive infiltration by Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip, near a hospital in Ashkelon, southern Israel.

A man runs along the road as fire burns after a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip in Ashkelon

The national flags of the United States and Israel burn as Iraqis gather around a fire during a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in Baghdad, Iraq.

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