In pictures: 100 days of war in Israel and Gaza

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One hundred days after Hamas gunmen broke out of Gaza to carry out the deadliest attack in Israel’s history, tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed.

Gaza lies in ruins and the Middle East is sliding towards a wider regional conflict that would pitch the world deeper into crisis.

Palestinian gunmen infiltrate areas of southern Israel
[1/44]Palestinians break into the Israeli side of Israel-Gaza border fence after gunmen infiltrated areas of southern Israel, October 7. REUTERS/Mohammed Fayq Abu MostafaGAZA, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
A man takes a photo of dead people strewn across a road following a mass-infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in the Sderot area, southern Israel
[2/44]A man takes a photo of dead people strewn across a road following a mass-infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in the Sderot area, southern Israel, October 7. REUTERS/Ammar AwadSDEROT, ISRAEL
Aftermath of Israeli strikes in Gaza
[3/44]A man carries a wounded Palestinian girl at the site of Israeli strikes on a house, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 11. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu MustafaKHAN YOUNIS, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
An aerial view shows damage caused following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Beeri in southern Israel
[4/44]An aerial view shows damage caused following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Beeri in southern Israel, October 11. REUTERS/ Ilan RosenbergBEERI, ISRAELS
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[5/44]Smoke billows following Israeli strikes in Gaza City, October 11. REUTERS/Saleh SalemGAZA, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
People mourn at the graveside of Guez at her funeral in Ashkelon
[6/44]People mourn at the graveside of Eden Guez, who was killed as she attended the Nova music music festival that was attacked by Hamas gunmen, at her funeral in Ashkelon, in southern Israel, October 10. REUTERS/Violeta Santos MouraASHKELON, ISRAEL
Palestinians attend the funeral of Zakaria Abu Maamar, in Khan Younis
[7/44]The daughter of  Zakaria Abu Maamar, a member of Hamas’ political office, is comforted as she cries during her father’s funeral, after he was killed in an air strike, in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza Strip, October 10. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu MustafaKHAN YOUNIS, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Rockets are fired into Israel from Gaza
[8/44]Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel, October 9. REUTERS/Amir CohenASHKELON, ISRAEL
Aftermath of Israeli strikes
[9/44]A dove flies over the debris of houses destroyed in Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 11. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu MustafaKHAN YOUNIS, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Funeral of Palestinian members of al-Agha family
[10/44]A mourner reacts while burying the body of a Palestinian child of al-Agha family, who was killed in Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 11. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu MustafaKHAN YOUNIS, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Israeli military officers organise dead bodies before relatives are called to identify them, following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Ramla
[11/44]Israeli military officers stand by a container in which bodies of the dead are stored before their relatives are called to identify them, in Ramla, Israel, October 13. REUTERS/Ronen ZvulunRAMLA, ISRAEL
Funeral of Palestinians from the Shamalkh family, in Gaza
[12/44]Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinians from the Shamalkh family, who health officials said were killed in Israeli strikes, in Gaza City, October 9. REUTERS/Mohammed SalemGAZA, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Mourners react next to the bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis
[13/44]A woman embraces the body of a Palestinian child killed in Israeli strikes, at a hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 17. REUTERS/Mohammed SalemKHAN YOUNIS, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Aftermath of Israeli air strikes in Rafah
[14/44]A Palestinian man carries a child following Israeli strikes on houses in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, October 17. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu MustafaRAFAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Personal belongings including a child's pram are seen on the road days after a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, near Kibbutz Kfar Aza, in southern Israel
[15/44]Personal belongings including a child’s stroller are seen on the road next to a car days after a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, near Kibbutz Kfar Aza, in southern Israel, October 10. REUTERS/Ronen ZvulunKFAR AZA, ISRAEL
People take part in the funeral of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in Khan Younis
[16/44]A man mourns as he attends a funeral of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 24. REUTERS/Mohammed SalemKHAN YOUNIS, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
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[17/44]People react as Palestinians search for casualties at the site of an Israeli strike on a residential building in Gaza City, October 25. REUTERS/Yasser QudihGAZA CITY, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Friends and family take cover as sirens sound during the funeral of Sagiv Ben Zvi, 24, who was killed following the deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip
[18/44]Friends and family take cover as rocket sirens sound during the funeral of Sagiv Ben Zvi, 24, who was killed following the deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip as he attended the Nova festival in southern Israel, in Holon, Israel, October 26. REUTERS/Evelyn HocksteinHOLON, ISRAEL
Palestinians check the damage at the site of Israeli strikes on houses in Khan Younis
[19/44]Palestinians check the damage at the site of Israeli strikes on houses, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 29. REUTERS/Mohammed SalemKHAN YOUNIS, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Sirens warning of incoming rockets sound around Gaza, near Tel Aviv
[20/44]A man runs on a road as fire burns after rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, Israel, October 7. REUTERS/Amir CohenASHKELON, ISRAEL
A Palestinian man from al-Badrasawi family carries the body of his child who was killed in Israeli strikes, at Shuhada Al-Aqsa hospital in the central Gaza Strip
[21/44]A Palestinian man from al-Badrasawi family carries the body of his child who was killed in Israeli strikes, at Shuhada Al-Aqsa hospital in the central Gaza Strip, October 31. REUTERS/Ahmed ZakotCENTRAL GAZA STRIP, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Hadas Kalderon, whose family members were killed and kidnapped on October 7 attack, reacts in Kibbutz Nir Oz
[22/44]Hadas Kalderon, whose 3 members of her family, two children Erez and Sahar, and their father, Ofir have been kidnapped, while Hadas’ mother and niece were killed, cries in the burned-out remains of her mother’s home, following a deadly attack by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip on Kibbutz Nir Oz, in southern Israel, October 30. REUTERS/Evelyn HocksteinNIR OZ, ISRAEL
Aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis
[23/44]A man removes rubble from a victim’s leg, as people search for survivors in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, November 1. REUTERS/Mohammed SalemKHAN YOUNIS, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Israeli soldiers search for evidence in cars damaged in Hamas attack
[24/44]Israeli soldiers from the Home Front Command recover an Israeli flag as they search damaged cars for human remains and other evidence, following the October 7 attack by Hamas gunmen, on a field near Netivot in southern Israel, November 1. REUTERS/Amir CohenNETIVOT, ISRAEL
Children wait for the arrival of Palestinian workers, who were in Israel during the Hamas October 7 attack, at the Rafah border after being sent back by Israel to the strip, in the southern Gaza Strip
[25/44]Children wait for the arrival of Palestinian workers, who were in Israel during the Hamas October 7th attack, at the Rafah border in the southern Gaza Strip, November 3. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu MustafaRAFAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
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[26/44]An Israeli military unit fires from an undisclosed location near the Gaza Strip border, in Israel, November 6.  REUTERS/Amir CohenUNDISCLOSED, ISRAEL
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[27/44]Lt. Col. Ido stands in a damaged bedroom, which is located, as he claims, above a workshop that was used for weapon production inside a residential building, in the northern Gaza Strip, November 8. REUTERS/Ronen ZvulunGAZA STRIP, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
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[28/44]Palestinians fleeing north Gaza move southward as Israeli tanks roll deeper into the enclave, in the central Gaza Strip, November 10. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu MustafaCENTRAL GAZA STRIP, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
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[29/44]A mother covers her daughter as a siren sounds signaling incoming rockets launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel during a protest calling on the UN and UNICEF to assist children being held hostage in Gaza by Hamas, near the offices of UNICEF in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 20. REUTERS/Itai RonTEL AVIV, ISRAEL
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[30/44]An Israeli soldier secures a tunnel underneath Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip, November 22. REUTERS/Ronen ZvulunNORTHERN GAZA, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis
[31/44]A Palestinian child, wounded in an Israeli strike, is assisted at Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, November 13. REUTERS/Mohammed SalemKHAN YOUNIS, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Smoke rises over Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel
[32/44]Smoke rises over Gaza, as seen from southern Israel, December 8. REUTERS/Athit PerawongmethaISRAEL-GAZA BORDER, ISRAEL
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[33/44]A Palestinian child cries next to his mother after they were rushed into Nasser hospital, following an Israeli strike, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, November 13. REUTERS/Mohammed SalemKHAN YOUNIS, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes are buried in a mass grave in Khan Younis
[34/44]The bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes and fire are buried in a mass grave, after they were transported from Al Shifa hospital in Gaza City for burial, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, November 22. REUTERS/Fadi ShanaKHAN YOUNIS, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
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[35/44]Sharon Avigdori, who was abducted by Hamas gunmen during the October 7 attack on Israel, hugs her son Omer shortly after being released on November 25, at an unknown location, in this picture released on November 26. Israeli Government Press Office/Haim ZachUNKNOWN, ISRAEL
Aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Rafah
[36/44]A Palestinian boy carrying a baby stands at a site of Israeli strikes, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, December 4. REUTERS/Mohammed SalemRAFAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Family of Alon Ohel light the first candle to mark the first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah in their house in Levon
[37/44]Family of Alon Ohel, 22, who was taken hostage by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas during the deadly October 7 attack, light the first candle to mark the first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah in their house in Levon in northern Israel, December 7. REUTERS/Shir ToremLEVON, ISRAEL
Wounded Palestinians sit on the floor at Nasser hospital following Israeli strikes in Khan Younis
[38/44]Wounded Palestinians sit on the floor at Nasser hospital following Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, December 9. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu MustafaKHAN YOUNIS, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
An Israeli flag flies among debris in Gaza, as seen from southern Israel
[39/44]An Israeli flag flies among debris in Gaza, as seen from southern Israel, December 12. REUTERS/Clodagh KilcoyneISRAEL-GAZA BORDER, ISRAEL
Funeral of Israeli military reservist Staff Sergeant Elisha Yehonatan Lober, in Jerusalem
[40/44]Wife of Israeli military reservist Staff Sergeant Elisha Yehonatan Lober, 24, who was killed in southern Gaza during the ongoing ground operation by Israel’s military in the Gaza Strip, reacts during his funeral as she holds their baby, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, December 27. REUTERS/Ronen ZvulunJERUSALEM, ISRAEL
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Rafah
[41/44]A Palestinian reacts at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 14. REUTERS/Sami Abu TabakRAFAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
A member of the Israeli military reacts at the site of the Nova festival in Reim
[42/44]A member of the Israeli military reacts next to a memorial of her family members Tair David and Hodaya David at the site of the Nova festival, where people were killed and kidnapped during the October 7 attack by Hamas gunmen, on the day of a press conference held by family members and relatives of Nova festival attendees, in Reim, in southern Israel, January 5. REUTERS/Tyrone SiuREIM, ISRAEL
A man carries a body of a Palestinian killed in Israeli strikes on Al-Mawasi, according to a health ministry official, at a hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip
[43/44]A man carries a body of a Palestinian killed in Israeli strikes on Al-Mawasi, at a hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, January 4. REUTERS/Ahmed ZakotKHAN YOUNIS, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
A view shows the remains of an Israeli car that, according to Israel's military, was stolen by Palestinians from Gaza on October 7, near Israel's border with Gaza, in southern Israel
[44/44]A view shows the remains of an Israeli car that, according to Israel’s military, was stolen by Palestinians from Gaza on October 7 and later struck by a military helicopter as they made their way back, while smoke rises above Gaza in the distance, near Israel’s border with Gaza, in southern Israel, January 1. REUTERS/Amir CohenISRAEL-GAZA BORDER, ISRAEL

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