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Photos: Israel Hamas War

By Nicole Werbeck,
Grace Widyatmadja, Aya Batrawy, Peter Kenyon, Estefania Mitre
Published October 7, 2023 at 3:50 PM EDT
Police officers evacuate a woman and a child from a site hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
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Police officers evacuate a woman and a child from a site hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.

Editor's note: This report contains some graphic images. Viewer discretion is advised.

Israel is at war according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Palestinian Islamist Group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack today, including thousands of rockets from Gaza into Israel.

Israel says hundreds of militants entered the country. And its military is still engaging them at multiple sites with Israeli hostages taken.

We will continue to update this visual report as the situation evolves.

Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

Palestinians gather around an Israeli army vehicle that Palestinian militants drove from Israel into Gaza, in Shejaiya, Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
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Palestinians gather around an Israeli army vehicle that Palestinian militants drove from Israel into Gaza, in Shejaiya, Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
Israeli fire brigade teams douse the blaze in a partking lot outside a residential building following a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.
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Israeli fire brigade teams douse the blaze in a partking lot outside a residential building following a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.
People standing on a rooftop watch as a ball of fire and smoke rises above a building in Gaza City.
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People standing on a rooftop watch as a ball of fire and smoke rises above a building in Gaza City.
Children are seen in a destroyed house after Israeli attacks in Gaza City, Gaza.
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Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Children are seen in a destroyed house after Israeli attacks in Gaza City, Gaza.
Members of the Israeli frorces take cover on the side of a street in Ashkelon as sirens wail while barrages of rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel on October 7, 2023.
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Members of the Israeli frorces take cover on the side of a street in Ashkelon as sirens wail while barrages of rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel on October 7, 2023.
Smoke rises as the clashes between Palestinian groups and Israeli forces continue on the streets of Beit Hanun.
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Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Smoke rises as the clashes between Palestinian groups and Israeli forces continue on the streets of Beit Hanun.
Rockets are fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The rockets were fired as Hamas announced a new operation against Israel. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
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Rockets are fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The rockets were fired as Hamas announced a new operation against Israel. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
Relatives of Palestinians, killed by Israeli forces during airstrike clashes, mourn after they were taken to the morgue of Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza.
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Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Relatives of Palestinians, killed by Israeli forces during airstrike clashes, mourn after they were taken to the morgue of Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza.
Palestinians inspect the destroyed buildings after a rocket attack by Israeli air forces targeting a shopping center in the Gaza Strip, Gaza.
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Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Palestinians inspect the destroyed buildings after a rocket attack by Israeli air forces targeting a shopping center in the Gaza Strip, Gaza.
A salvo of rockets is fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza City toward Israel.
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A salvo of rockets is fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza City toward Israel.
Cars burn after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a parking lot and a residential building in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
Tsafrir Abayov / AP
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Cars burn after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a parking lot and a residential building in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
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Aya Batrawy
Aya Batraway is an NPR International Correspondent based in Dubai. She joined in 2022 from the Associated Press, where she was an editor and reporter for over 11 years.
Peter Kenyon
Peter Kenyon is NPR's international correspondent based in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Estefania Mitre
Estefania Mitre (she/her/ella) is a production assistant for social media who works with visual elements to amplify stories across platforms. She has experience reporting on culture, social justice and music.