US EditionAP PHOTOS: An AP Photographer Captures the Moment an Israeli Airstrike Slammed Into Gaza City
- An Israeli airstrike struck Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on Sunday, June 1, 2025, and AP photographer Jehad Alshrafi captured the moment.
- The strike occurred amid a 19-month conflict with Hamas and followed Israeli warnings to residents before targeting an unknown location.
- The photos show thick smoke, flames, a massive cloud rising into the sky, and people fleeing the scene after the strike.
- The AP image reveals a fireball and smoke pillar, describing the scene as a rare glimpse of devastation caused by Israeli air power.
- The airstrike highlights ongoing violence in Palestinian territory with no immediate reports of casualties from this specific strike.
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Photographer captures moment an Israeli airstrike slammed into Gaza City
An Associated Press photographer captured the moment an Israeli airstrike slammed into a building in Gaza City, showing a rare glimpse of the devastation Israeli air power has had on the Palestinian territory during the 19-month war with Hamas.
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AP PHOTOS: An AP photographer captures the moment an Israeli airstrike slammed into Gaza City
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Associated Press photographer captured the moment an Israeli airstrike slammed into a building in Gaza City, showing a rare glimpse of the devastation Israeli air power has had on the Palestinian territory during the 19-month war with Hamas.
According to the Red Cross, at least 20 people have been killed in the southern Gaza Strip. Hamas accuses Israel of carrying out an attack near a distribution centre for relief supplies.
In addition to the deaths, more than 100 people were injured, according to the government of the Hamas extremist group, which has been controlled by Gaza since 2007. "The Israeli occupying forces have committed a new massacre against starving civilians gathered at designated points for the distribution of the so-called 'Humanitarian aid'," said the Government of Gaza in a communiqué. The Israeli army has not yet declared the incident in accordan…
At least 20 people were killed in an Israeli attack on a humanitarian aid distribution point near the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Reuters reported, citing Hamas-controlled media.
[Left photo: Phan Thi Kim Phuc runs screaming after South Vietnam's army launched napalm in 1972. Photo by Nick Ut/AP/Public domain; Right photo: Ward Jalal al-Sheikh Khalil tries to escape the flames after Israel bombed a school that housed displaced Palestinians in Gaza. Photo: Screenshot via Twitter]
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