Editorial photo #200080 Unrest, Conflicts and War
Israeli air strike in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip
Smoke rises following what witnesses said were Israeli air strikes in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on August 1, 2014. A Gaza ceasefire crumbled only hours after it began on Friday, with at least 40 Palestinians killed by Israeli shelling and Israel accusing militants of violating the U.S.- and U.N.-brokered truce by firing rockets and mortars. The 72-hour break announced 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 Abed Rahim Khatib/NurPhoto)
