Photos of the week: Violence continues as hopes for ceasefire fade

Activestills By Activestills July 17, 2014 | Edit

After more than a week of violence in Israel and Gaza, the Palestinian death toll stands at 230, with one Israeli casualty. Negotiations are ongoing in an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire proposal between Hamas and Israel.

Paramedics and people run at the scene where four Palestinian children were killed by Israeli military shelling on the harbor and nearby beach of Gaza city, July 16, 2014. Four children; Ahed Bakr, 10, Zakaria Bakr, 10, Mohd Bakr, 11, and Ismail Bakr, 9.; were killed during the attack. As of 16 July 2014, more than 200 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the 2014 Israeli assault against the Gaza Strip, and more than 1,400 have been injured. (Anne Paq/Activestills.org)
Paramedics and people run at the scene where four Palestinian children were killed by Israeli military shelling on the harbor and nearby beach of Gaza city, July 16, 2014. Ahed Bakr, 10; Zakaria Bakr, 10; Mohd Bakr, 11; and Ismail Bakr, 9 were killed during the attack. As of July 16, 2014 more than 200 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the 2014 Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip, and more than 1,400 have been injured. (Anne Paq/Activestills.org)
A Palestinian child who was killed by an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza harbour is carried away by paramedics, Gaza city, July 16, 2014. Four children were reportedly killed during the attack. As of July 16th, 196 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip, and more than 1,400 have been injured.
A Palestinian child who was killed by an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza harbor is carried away by paramedics, Gaza city, July 16, 2014. Four children were killed during the attack. As of July 16, 2014, more than 200 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip, and more than 1,400 have been injured.
A man sits in a destroyed building which was attacked last night by Israeli airstrike, in Al Tuffah neighborhood, July 16, 2014. As of July 16th, 196 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip, and more than 1,400 have been injured. (Anne Paq/Activestills.org)
A man sits in a destroyed building that was attacked last night by an Israeli airstrike, in Al Tuffah neighborhood, July 16, 2014. As of July 16, more than 200 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip, and more than 1,400 have been injured. (Anne Paq/Activestills.org)
Doctor Basman Alashi, director of the el-Wafa hospital, is seen next to two paralized patients, in Al-shajaia'a area in the Eastern Part of Gaza city, July 15, 2014. One of the patients (left) 23 years old Yusra Abu Moussa has lived in the hosital since she was nine years old. The hospital was hit on Friday, July 11, 2014, by five missiles which caused considerable damage. The top floor was evacuated beforehand. fourteen patients who could not be evacuated remained at the hospital, and internationals stayed with them as human shields. As of July 15, 192 Palestinians have been killed and more than 1,400 have been injured. (Anne Paq/Activestills.org)
Doctor Basman Alashi, director of the el-Wafa hospital, is seen next to two paralyzed patients, in Al-shajaia’a area in the Eastern Part of Gaza City, July 15, 2014. One of the patients (left) 23-year-old Yusra Abu Moussa has lived in the hospital since she was nine years old. The hospital was hit on Friday, July 11, 2014, by five missiles, which caused considerable damage. The top floor was evacuated beforehand. Fourteen patients who could not be evacuated remained at the hospital and and internationals stayed with them as human shields. As of July 15, more than 200 Palestinians have been killed and more than 1,400 have been injured. (Anne Paq/Activestills.org)
People from northern Gaza who left their homes after Israel dropped leaflets warning them to evacuate are staying in Remal Elementary UNRWA School, Gaza City, July 13, 2014. Israeli attacks have killed at least 166 Palestinians, including 30 children.
People from northern Gaza who left their homes after Israel dropped leaflets warning them to evacuate are staying in Remal Elementary UNRWA School, Gaza City, July 13, 2014. Israeli attacks have killed more than 200 Palestinians. (Basel Yazouri/Activestills.org)
Dror Khenin's father mourn hum during the funeral ceremony, July 16, 2014 in the city of Yahud, Israel. Khenin is the first Israeli to be killed by a rocket since Israel started the recent attack on the Gaza strip, as he offered food to Israeli soldiers near the Erez border crossing between Israel and Gaza. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Dror Khenin’s father mourns during the funeral ceremony, July 16, 2014 in the city of Yahud, Israel. Khenin is the first Israeli to be killed by a rocket since Israel launched the recent attack on the Gaza strip, as he offered food to Israeli soldiers near the Erez border crossing between Israel and Gaza. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Woman and children sit inside a bomb shelter in the city of Ashklon, July 16, 2014. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Women and children sit inside a bomb shelter in the city Israeli of Ashkalon, July 16, 2014. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
A protest condemning the Israeli assault on the Gaza strip, held in downtown Chicago, IL on July 12, 2014. This protest, the second within a week, was organized in response to the continuing Israel military strike against the Gaza strip, which began on July 8th, killing more then a hundred Palestinians. (Tess Schaflan/Activestills.org)
A protest condemning the Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip, held in downtown Chicago, IL on July 12, 2014. This protest, the second within a week, was organized in response to the continuing Israel military strike against the Gaza strip, which began on July 8, killing more than 200 Palestinians. (Tess Schaflan/Activestills.org)
Five activists were arrested during a direct action at Boeing International Headquarters in Downtown Chicago on July 16, 2014. The activists wore red stained shirts and protested Boeing's involvement in the deaths of Palestinians during the recent Israeli offensive in Gaza. (Tess Shcaflan/Activestills.org)
Five activists were arrested during a direct action at Boeing International Headquarters in Downtown Chicago on July 16, 2014. The activists wore red stained shirts and protested Boeing’s involvement in the deaths of Palestinians during the recent Israeli offensive in Gaza. (Tess Shcaflan/Activestills.org)
Left wing activists during a protest in center Tel Aviv against the Israeli attack on Gaza, July 12, 2014. The protest ended with right-wing nationalists attacking a small group of left-wing activists with little police interference. Three activists injured and one right-wing person arrested. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Left-wing activists during a protest in central Tel Aviv against the Israeli attack on Gaza, July 12, 2014. The protest ended with right-wing nationalists attacking a small group of left-wing activists with little police interference. Three activists were injured and one right-wing person was arrested. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Right-wing nationalists attacking left wing activists during a protest in center Tel Aviv against the Israeli attack on Gaza, July 12, 2014. The protest ended with the nationalists attacking a small group of left-wing activists with little police interference. Three activists injured and one right-wing person arrested. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Right-wing nationalists attacking left-wing activists during a protest in central Tel Aviv against the Israeli attack on Gaza, July 12, 2014. The protest ended with the nationalists attacking a small group of left-wing activists, with little police interference. Three activists were injured and one right-wing person was rrested. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
An Israeli canon at an Israeli army deployment area near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip in the east, on July 16, 2014. Operation 'Protective Edge' enters it's ninth day of Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip as yesterday's ceasefire agreement proposed by Egypt has failed to restore calm.
An Israeli canon at an army deployment area near Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip, on July 16, 2014. Operation Protective Edge enters it’s ninth day of Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip, as yesterday’s ceasefire agreement proposed by Egypt failed to restore calm. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Hussam Shamdi sits on an missile which did not explode during an airstrike which destroyed his home the day before, in Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood of Gaza city, July 14, 2014. Israeli attacks have so far killed more than 180 Palestinians. (Basel Yazouri/Activestills.org)
Hussam Shamdi sits on an unexploded missile during an airstrike that destroyed his home the previous day, in Tel al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza City, July 14, 2014. Israeli attacks have so far killed more than 200 Palestinians. (Basel Yazouri/Activestills.org)
Israelis gather on a hill to watch the Israeli army attacks on rhe Gaza strip, and rockets that are fired from Gaza to Israel, near the city of Sderot, July 15, 2014.
Israelis gather on a hill to watch Israeli military strikes on the Gaza Strip, and rockets that are fired from Gaza into Israel, near the city of Sderot, July 15, 2014. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

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