Both Sides Report Deadliest Day in Gaza

International New York Times | 21 July 2014

U.N. Security Council Schedules Emergency Session

On a day in which at least 87 Palestinians and 13 Israeli soldiers were killed, President Obama told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States will press for an immediate cease-fire.

Epithets Are Fired and Euphemisms Give Shelter

In a clash of narratives, officials from both Israel and Gaza advise supporters on the language and images that should be used on social media platforms.

Black smoke rose from the Shejaiya neighborhood Sunday during an Israeli military operation in east Gaza City. Credit Mohammed Saber/European Pressphoto Agency

Thousands of residents fled eastern Gaza City as the Israeli military continued to expand its operation on Sunday. Credit Tyler Hicks/The New York Times 

Israeli Merkava tanks fired at the Gaza Strip from their position near the border. Credit Jack Guez/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

 

An Israeli Apache attack helicopter fired a missile over the Gaza Strip. Credit Jack Guez/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Palestinian emergency workers carried a woman from a house that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Sunday. Credit Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times

 

Israeli soldiers evacuate their wounded comrades at an army deployment area near Israel’s border with Gaza. Credit Jack Guez/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

 

Many of the injured and dead were brought to al Shifa hospital, where people also took refuge from the fighting. Credit Tyler Hicks/The New York Times