Live Blog Update| Israel's genocide in Gaza

This is an entry from: Israel-Palestine war: First week ends with over 2,500 Palestinians, 1,400 Israelis killed

In pictures: Palestinians evacuate homes in Gaza, search for loved ones under rubble

9 October 2023 12:24 BST

Palestinians in Gaza have been mourning the loss of their loved ones following Israel's heavy overnight bombardment.

Rescue teams have reported that they have faced numerous challenges in reaching those affected, due to constant air strikes and the targeting of civilian and medical facilities.

gaza homes — Palestinians evacuate the area following an Israeli air strike on the Sousi mosque in Gaza City on October 9 2023 (AFP)

gaza israel funeral — Mourners pray over the bodies of six members of the Palestinian Abu Hilal family who were killed in an Israeli air strike (AFP)

gaza israel — A man carries the draped body of a child from the Palestinian Abu Hilal family who was killed with other relatives in an Israeli air strike (AFP)

afp gaza — Rescue teams transport a person to an ambulance after he was removed from under the rubble of a house that was destroyed by an Israeli air strike in Rafah (AFP)