Israel-Hamas war updates: Death toll rises as Israeli jets pound Gaza

These are the updates for the escalation between Palestinian fighters and Israel military on Sunday, October 8, 2023.

Mourners pray by the bodies of Salem Abu Quta family members, a Hamas fighter, during a funeral after they were killed in an Israeli strike on their house in Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip
Video Duration 01 minutes 45 seconds 01:45

Israel retaliates with heavy bombing of Gaza

By Abubakr Al-Shamahi, Arwa Ibrahim, Dalia Hatuqa, James Welsh, Jillian Kestler-D'Amours, Joseph Stepansky, Kim Makhlouf, Lyndal Rowlands, Maram Humaid, Mersiha Gadzo, Priyanka Shankar, Robert Kennedy, Umut Uras, Usaid Siddiqui, Virginia Pietromarchi and Zaheena Rasheed
Published On 8 Oct 2023

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