Mideast in Pictures: One conflict, two victims

Photo taken on May 13, 2021 shows thick black smoke billowing from the explosions caused by Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. /Xinhua

The escalation of a conflict between Israel and the militant groups in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza Strip continued for the fourth day on Thursday, causing massive casualties and property damages for both sides.

The Palestinian death toll from the Israeli airstrikes and shellings at Gaza has climbed to 83, while seven Israelis have been killed in rocket attacks launched by Palestinian militants in Gaza. The conflict has also left a number of houses and cars destroyed or damaged on both sides.

A Palestinian boy stand near the houses severely damaged by Israeli airstrikes, in Gaza City, on May 13, 2021./Xinhua

A Palestinian salvages a desktop computer from the rubbles of a damaged building hit by Israeli airstrikes, in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on May 13, 2021. /Xinhua

A Palestinian man checks a damaged house hit by Israeli airstrikes, in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahia, on May 13, 2021. /Xinhua

An Israeli man takes photos of a damaged house hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza strip, in central Israeli city of Yehud, on May 13, 2021./Xinhua

A burnt-out car is seen after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, on May 11, 2021. /Xinhua

Photo taken on May 12, 2021 shows debris of a building hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in central Israeli city of Holon. /Xinhua

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency