Gaza conflict November 2012

A picture of a child lies among the rubble of a destroyed house, after what witnesses said was an Israeli air strike, in Gaza City.

Israeli border policemen carry a stone-throwing Palestinian protester as they detain him during clashes against Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Tel Aviv, Israel, for talks about the Gaza situation.

Smoke rises after what witnesses was said an Israeli air strike in Gaza City.

An Israeli border policeman holds his weapon as he is silhouetted during clashes with stone-throwing Palestinians in the West Bank village in Nabi Saleh.

A Palestinian woman cries next to a relative's house after it was destroyed in what witnesses said was an Israeli air strike.

Palestinians evacuate a wounded man after an Israeli air strike on a building that also houses international media offices in Gaza City.

A Hasidic Jewish man holds an Israeli flag as he dances with Israeli troops during a visit to support the soldiers, near the border with the Gaza Strip.

Hamas's leader in exile Khaled Meshaal, seen at a news conference in Cairo, says Israel must take the first step if it wants a truce in the conflict in Gaza.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr in Cairo. Ban is in the region to help talks on the Gaza conflict.

A Palestinian demonstrator wearing a rosary holds a stone during minor clashes with Israeli troops in protest against Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip.

An Israeli police explosives expert removes the remains of a rocket fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza after it landed in a village near the southern city of Ashdod.

Israelis take cover in a large concrete pipe used as a bomb shelter during a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip.

A Palestinian stone-thrower uses a sling to throw back a tear gas canister fired by Israeli security forces. The clashes broke out following a protest against Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip.

Smoke trails are seen as two rockets are launched from the central Gaza Strip towards Israel.

Palestinian stone-throwers holds a Hamas flag as he climbs a street pole during clashes with Israeli security forces. The clashes broke out following a protest against Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli soldiers check their weapons at a staging area near the border with the Gaza Strip.

An Iron Dome launcher fires an interceptor rocket near the Israeli city of Ashkelon.

A Palestinian firefighter tries to extinguish a fire after an Israeli air strike.

Black smoke rises after an Israeli air strike in the central Gaza Strip.

A Palestinian stone-thrower runs after Israeli security forces fired tear gas during clashes against Israel's military operation in Gaza.

Israeli border policemen detain a Palestinian stone-thrower during clashes against Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip.