Live Blog Update| Israel's genocide in Gaza
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In pictures: Widespread destruction in Gaza following overnight raids

9 October 2023 10:10 BST

Images show the widespread destruction in Gaza following Israel's largescale bombardment which occurred overnight. 

Many residential areas have been affected, while tens of thousands of people have been displaced from their homes.

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Palestinian children react to the sound of an Israeli air strike on Gaza City on October 9, 2023 (AFP)

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Palestinians inspect the destruction around Ahmed Yassin mosque, which was levelled by Israeli airstrikes, in Gaza City early on 9 October 2023 (AFP)

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A picture taken on October 9, 2023 shows a house damaged by Israeli bombing (AFP)