Palestinians carry their belongings from their destroyed houses in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip, August 1, 2014. A Gaza ceasefire was in jeopardy just hours after it began on Friday, with the Islamist group Hamas saying Israeli tank fire killed four people and Israel accusing militants of violating the truce. The 72-hour break announced in a joint statement by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was the most ambitious attempt so far to end more than three weeks of fighting, and followed mounting international alarm over a rising Palestinian civilian death toll. Photo by Ezz Zanoun
Original caption as filed by the journalist, unedited.
Editorial use only. No alterations beyond standard cropping and colour correction.
Copyright: © APA Images / Ezz Zanoun
Find photos, videos and stories — in English or Arabic.
Try asking
