Israel-Palestine conflict: Images that will haunt the world

Israeli artillery positioned in Sderot, near the southern Gaza border, fire towards the Palestinian enclave. Israeli air strikes hammered the Gaza Strip Monday, after a week of violence between the Jewish state and Palestinian militants left more than 200 people dead as international calls for de-escalation went unheeded.

Palestinian firefighters try to extinguish a huge fire at the Foamco mattress factory east of Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli air strikes hammered the Gaza Strip Monday, after a week of violence between the Jewish state and Palestinian militants left more than 200 people dead as international calls for de-escalation went unheeded.

An activist looks on as he marches in support of Palestine near the Washington monument in Washington, DC on May 15, 2021. US President Joe Biden, in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, expressed his "grave concern" Saturday over the flareup of violence in Israel and Gaza, the White House announced.

Activists and protesters march in support of Palestine near the Washington monument in Washington, DC on May 15, 2021. US President Joe Biden, in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, expressed his "grave concern" Saturday over the flareup of violence in Israel and Gaza, the White House announced.