Photographs taken by AFP this morning show buildings, cars and trees charred after the Israeli military conducted an overnight raid, bombing the besieged Gaza Strip intensely amid a communications blackout.

 Children walk past a destroyed building in the aftermath of Israeli bombing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on October 28. — AFP
Children walk past a destroyed building in the aftermath of Israeli bombing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on October 28. — AFP

 Cloths hang on tree branches above wrecked cars in the aftermath of Israeli bombing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on October 28. — AFP
Cloths hang on tree branches above wrecked cars in the aftermath of Israeli bombing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on October 28. — AFP

 A youth rides a bicycle past wrecked cars in the aftermath of Israeli bombing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on October 28. — AFP
A youth rides a bicycle past wrecked cars in the aftermath of Israeli bombing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on October 28. — AFP

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Military convictions
Updated 22 Dec, 2024

Military convictions

Pakistan’s democracy, still finding its feet, cannot afford such compromises on core democratic values.
Need for talks
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Need for talks

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Vulnerable vaccinators
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Vulnerable vaccinators

THE campaign to eradicate polio from Pakistan cannot succeed unless the safety of vaccinators and security personnel...
Strange claim
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Strange claim

In all likelihood, Pakistan and US will continue to be ‘frenemies'.
Media strangulation
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Media strangulation

Administration must decide whether it wishes to be remembered as an enabler or an executioner of press freedom.
Israeli rampage
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Israeli rampage

ALONG with the genocide in Gaza, Israel has embarked on a regional rampage, attacking Arab and Muslim states with...