Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis on Oct. 15, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
GAZA, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which entered its ninth day on Sunday, has killed about 4,000 on both Israel and the Gaza Strip.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access to Gaza and for the release of hostages kept by Hamas.
Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis on Oct. 15, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
People stand next to the bodies of their relatives at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central Gaza Strip city of Deir al-Balah on Oct. 15, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
People search the rubble of destroyed buildings for rescue after Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis on Oct. 16, 2023. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
People search the rubble of destroyed buildings for rescue after Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis on Oct. 16, 2023. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
People search the rubble of destroyed buildings for rescue after Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis on Oct. 16, 2023. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
People search the rubble of destroyed buildings for rescue after Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis on Oct. 16, 2023. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
People gather on the rubble of destroyed buildings for rescue after Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis on Oct. 16, 2023. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
A man searches the rubble of destroyed buildings for rescue after Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis on Oct. 16, 2023. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)■
