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In pictures: The Israel-Hamas conflict

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By Associated Press, 9News Staff

Unprecedented scenes of violence and chaos have unfolded in Israel as Hamas militants launched a surprise attack.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the nation was "at war" as it launched retaliation strikes on Gaza.

Click through to see images of the unfolding conflict.

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Israeli tanks head towards the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel on Thursday.
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Israeli tanks are stationed near the border with Lebanon Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. An Israeli ground offensive in Gaza would further escalate the war raging since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack days ago.
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Weapons personnel work on a weapons elevator on the flight deck of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. For. The United States already deployed one aircraft carrier group to the region, with another on the way.
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Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system fires interceptors at rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, southern Israel. An Israeli ground offensive in Gaza would further escalate the war raging since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack days ago.
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Palestinians search for bodies and survivors in the rubble of a residential building leveled in an Israeli airstrike, in Al Shati refugee camp Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023.
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Palestinians inspect the rubble of buildings hit by an Israeli airstrike at Al Shati Refugee Camp.
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Pro-Palestine demonstrators stop a pro-Israel demonstrator during a protest at Columbia University, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in New York.
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Palestinian supporters demonstrate during a protest at Columbia University, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in New York.
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Pro-Israel demonstrators react while singing a song during a protest at Columbia University, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in New York.
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Fellow soldiers of Valentin (Eli) Ghnassia, 23, who was killed in a battle with Palestinian militants at Kibbutz Beeeri near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, cry at his grave during his funeral on October 12, 2023 at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, Israel.
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A soldier cries during the funeral of Valentin (Eli) Ghnassia, 23, who was killed in a battle with Palestinian militants at Kibbutz Beeeri near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip.
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The father of Valentin (Eli) Ghnassia, 23, who was killed in a battle with Hamas militants at Kibbutz Beeeri near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip cries next to the casket before it is lowered during his funeral on October 12, 2023 at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, Israel.
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The mother, and immediate family of Valentin (Eli) Ghnassia, 23, who was killed in a battle with Hamas militants at Kibbutz Beeeri near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, grieve during his funeral on October 12, 2023 at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, Israel.
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Soldiers carry the coffin of falling soldier, Dor Yarhi, who was killed in a battle with Palestinian militants near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip during his funeral on October 12, 2023 in Rishon Lezion, Israel.
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Relatives mourn loved ones killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City.

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A woman cries during a funeral procession at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.

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Citizens gather for prayer to mourn the death of a Palestinian.

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Israelis take cover in Ashkelon, southern Israel, from incoming rocket fire launched from the Gaza Strip.

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An IDF soldier walks past body bags of over 20 dead Hamas militants, each marked with the word "terrorist" written in Hebrew, on a field at Kibbutz Be'er.

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Palestinian citizens inspect the damage to their homes caused by an Israeli airstrike in Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip.

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