Smoke rises after Israeli air strikes in Gaza City
Smoke rises after Israeli air strikes in Gaza City November 16, 2012. Egypt’s Prime Minister Hisham Kandil prepared to visit the Gaza Strip on Friday in an unprecedented display of solidarity with Hamas militants embroiled in a new escalation of conflict with Israel that risks spiralling into all-out war. Israel will suspend military action in the Gaza Strip on Friday during a short visit to the Palestinian territory by Kandil, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot (GAZA – Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS)