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Business News/ Photos / Bloody Sunday for Gaza as death toll crosses 500

Bloody Sunday for Gaza as death toll crosses 500

Israel's ground offensive in Gaza entered its bloodiest phase on Sunday. Continuing air strikes and the violent reply from the militants has already resulted in the death of 510 Palestinians and 20 Israeli soldiers. Meanwhile the ordinary residents of Gaza continue to suffer.

Palestinians flee the Shijaiyah neighbourhood during heavy Israeli shelling in Gaza city on 20 July. Gaza residents said land and naval shellings were the heaviest in 13 days of fighting. Reuters

1/6Palestinians flee the Shijaiyah neighbourhood during heavy Israeli shelling in Gaza city on 20 July. Gaza residents said land and naval shellings were the heaviest in 13 days of fighting. Reuters

People grieve over the death of a man as Palestinian medics prepare to carry him away in Shijaiyah on 20 July. The mass casualties in the Shijaiyah district in northeast Gaza appeared to be the heaviest since Israel launched its offensive on 8 July. AP

2/6People grieve over the death of a man as Palestinian medics prepare to carry him away in Shijaiyah on 20 July. The mass casualties in the Shijaiyah district in northeast Gaza appeared to be the heaviest since Israel launched its offensive on 8 July. AP

The bodies of dead members of a Palestinian family, whom medics said were killed during heavy Israeli shelling, in the Shijaiyah neighbourhood in Gaza City on 20 July. At least 62 Palestinians were killed on Sunday in Israeli shelling. Reuters

3/6The bodies of dead members of a Palestinian family, whom medics said were killed during heavy Israeli shelling, in the Shijaiyah neighbourhood in Gaza City on 20 July. At least 62 Palestinians were killed on Sunday in Israeli shelling. Reuters

A Palestinian woman reacts after the death of her relatives, who medics said were killed during heavy Israeli shelling at the Shijaiyah district, at a hospital in Gaza City on 20 July. Reuters

4/6A Palestinian woman reacts after the death of her relatives, who medics said were killed during heavy Israeli shelling at the Shijaiyah district, at a hospital in Gaza City on 20 July. Reuters

Palestinian protesters hold up a doll wrapped in a white cloth with red stains during a protest in front of the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa Mosque of Jerusalem on 20 July, in protest against Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip. AFP

5/6Palestinian protesters hold up a doll wrapped in a white cloth with red stains during a protest in front of the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa Mosque of Jerusalem on 20 July, in protest against Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip. AFP

An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires towards Gaza on 20 July 20, 2014. At least 20 Palestinians were killed on Sunday by Israeli shelling in a Gaza neighbourhood. Reuters

6/6An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires towards Gaza on 20 July 20, 2014. At least 20 Palestinians were killed on Sunday by Israeli shelling in a Gaza neighbourhood. Reuters

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