An explosion following an Israeli missile strike in the northern Gaza Strip is seen from the Israeli side of the border, Jan. 1, 2009. On the sixth day of its aerial offensive, Israeli bombs killed a top leader of the territory's ruling group, Hamas.
On The Sixth Day...
An explosion is seen as missiles fired from an Israeli aircraft fly towards a target in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, Jan. 1, 2009. More than 400 Gazans have been killed and some 1,700 have been wounded since Israel embarked on its aerial campaign on Saturday, Gaza health officials said.
Firefighter
A Palestinian firefighter works at the home of senior Hamas leader Nizar Rayan, destroyed by an Israeli attack, in the Jebaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, Jan. 1, 2009. Israel escalated a crushing aerial offensive as it declared itself ready to launch a ground invasion.
Rubble
Palestinians and firefighters work at the scene of Nizar Rayan's house, destroyed by Israeli bombs.
Shattered Walls
Palestinians check the damage of their destroyed houses after an Israeli missile strike in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Jan. 1, 2009.
Victim
A Palestinian wounded in an Israeli missile strike is carried into Al Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Jan. 1, 2009.
Mourning
Palestinian women react during the funeral of Ali Lahobi, killed in an Israeli missile strike, in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Jan. 1, 2009.
Flares
An Israeli fighter jet deploys anti-missile defense flares over the northern Gaza Strip, Jan. 1, 2009.
Staging
Israeli soldiers are seen on their tanks at a staging area along the Israel-Gaza Border, Jan. 1, 2009. Israeli jets bombed the Palestinian parliament building in Gaza early Thursday and Navy ships opened fire at Hamas positions along the coastline, as growing diplomatic pressure to end six days of devastating violence showed little immediate effect.
At The Border
An Israeli soldier walks in front of tanks and armored vehicles in a staging area near Israel's border with Gaza, Jan. 1, 2009.
Bomb Shelter
An Israeli child stands outside a bomb shelter with her puppy in the southern Israeli town of Beersheva, Jan. 1, 2009. Israel demanded international monitors as a key term of any future truce with Gaza Strip militants.
Rocket
An Israeli police officer stands by the remains of a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip which landed near Sderot, southern Israel, Jan. 1, 2009. Three Israeli civilians and one soldier have died in rocket attacks that have reached deeper into Israel than ever before, bringing one-eighth of Israel's population within rocket range.
Wounded
Paramedics treat an Israeli woman after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza hit the southern Israeli town of Ashkelon, Jan. 1, 2009. Israel demanded international monitors as a key term of any future truce with Gaza Strip militants.
World Anger
Protests against the Israeli offensive in Gaza have been held around the world. In Tunis, people wave Tunisian and Palestinian flags as they shout anti-Israeli slogans, Jan. 1, 2009.
Martyrs
In Tehran, students wearing white shrouds indicating their willingness to give their lives to defend Gaza are seen during an anti-Israel demonstration inside the former U.S embassy as a man holds a Quran blessing them, Jan. 1, 2009. Hard-line student groups appealed to the Iranian government to authorize volunteer suicide bombers to leave Iran and fight against Israel in response to the Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip.
Africa
Muslim women demonstrators shout slogans, Jan. 1, 2009, in Mombasa, Kenya, after a two-hour demonstration against Israeli military attacks. The Muslims said they will not rest until Israel stops striking in the Gaza Strip.
India
An Indian Muslim boy with painted face looks on during a protest against Israeli attacks on Gaza in Mumbai, India, Jan. 1, 2009.
Aid On Hold
A dog looks on as Red Cross trucks carrying humanitarian supplies wait on the Israeli side of the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and the southern Gaza Strip, Jan. 1, 2009. Gaza's 1.5 million residents are facing an "alarming" humanitarian situation under constant Israeli bombardment, with the main power plant shut down, overcrowded hospitals struggling to cope and very limited food supplies, U.N. officials said.
The New War Zone
Israel's military has opened a YouTube channel with video of its attacks. Spokeswoman Maj. Avital Leibovich said the "blogosphere and the new media are basically a war zone" in a battle for world opinion. "For example we are showing targets of trucks filled with rockets. We are showing how accurate we are when we hit warehouses, storages of weaponry. In short we are showing the world our own truth."