Palestinians inspect a destroyed car belonging to militants following an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza City on 08 July 2014. Israel launched a major military offensive against the Gaza Strip early 08 July 2014 in response to increasing rocket attacks by Palestinian militants. The Israel Air Force bombed about 50 targets overnight, military spokesman Peter Lerner said. He warned that Israel would gradually increase the 'quantity and quality' of its targets, stepping up pressure. Photo by Ashraf Amra