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Soul-shattering images from Israel and Palestine show chilling reality of war

Man consoles crying child
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Man consoles crying child

A man can be seen carrying a crying child as he walked in front of a building destroyed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on October 7. 

Palestinians with captured Israeli man
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Palestinians with captured Israeli man

This picture shows Palestinians with a reportedly captured and injured Israeli man, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, on October 7. 

The fate of this man is not known. 

Man takes picture of body
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Man takes picture of body

A man took a picture of a body on a main road near the Gevim Kibbutz, close to the border with Gaza on October 7, 2023. 

Air strike hit Palestine Tower
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Air strike hit Palestine Tower

People standing on a rooftop watched as a ball of fire and smoke rose above a building in Gaza City on October 7 during an Israeli air strike that hit the Palestine Tower building. 

Blood stains on wall
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Blood stains on wall

Blood stains can be seen on a wall at an Israeli police station in Sderot after it was damaged during battles to dislodge Hamas militants who were stationed inside, on October 8.

Israel has warned of a "long and difficult" war, as fighting with Hamas left hundreds killed on both sides. 

Plume of smoke
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Plume of smoke

A plume of smoke can be seen rising above buildings in Gaza City during an Israeli air strike. 

Palestinians evacuate
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Palestinians evacuate

Palestinians evacuate the area following an Israeli airstrike on the Sousi mosque in Gaza City on October 9.

Israel PM shares photos of dead babies
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Israel PM shares photos of dead babies

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's account on social media platform X shared some gut-wrenching photos on Oct 12 of babies, who were allegedly killed by the Hamas militants when they stormed Israel in one the deadliest attacks ever. 

The photos, which we are sharing here after blurring them out due to their sensitivity, appear to show newborn babies charred to death or shot in the face, portraying the harsh reality of the ongoing war in Israel.