David Blair's Blog, page 42

Death falls from the sky for eight children at Gaza camp

Palestinian fury rises as Israel denies firing fatal missile at Gaza's Beach refugee camp, where eight children and two old men were eviscerated by missile as they played

Gaza conflict: aftermath of Beach Refugee Camp missile attack

A missile has hit a street at a Gaza refugee camp and has killed several children, David Blair reports from the scene. Warning: contains distressing scenes

Israel-Gaza conflict: Obama and Pope call for peace as child death toll rises

Pope Francis issues emotive plea for peace as conflict between Israel and Hamas claims 218th child victim, according to Unicef figures

Hamas calls 24 hour ceasefire, but Gaza bloodshed goes on

Hamas first rejected a ceasefire extension and fired rockets at Israel, before suddenly calling a truce. But Gaza remained under heavy bombardment

Fresh fighting erupts in Gaza as ceasefire comes to an end

Hamas rejects ceasefire extension and launches rockets at Israeli cities, as Israeli forces resume bombardment of Palestinian enclave

Gaza death toll soars above 1,000 as ceasefire reveals horrors

A lull in fighting between Israel and Hamas allows Gaza City's residents to survey the extent of damage

Gaza conflict: Toddler hit by Israeli missile blast becomes one of the enduring images of the conflict

Naama Abu Al-Foul, 2, was playing outside her home when she was thrown high into the air by the blast of a missile

Israel and Hamas are on the road to nowhere in Gaza

Both parties in this conflict in Gaza are masters of destructive tactics, but what about the long term, asks David Blair

Israel carves out 'dead zone' along Gaza borders

Dispatch: Tens of thousands of Palestinians flee areas of Gaza seized by Israeli forces trying to prevent Hamas rocket attacks

Israel-Gaza conflict: UN school shelled leaving 15 dead

At least 15 Palestinians killed sheltering inside UN school in Gaza, the first time Palestinian refugees have died inside UN facilities