The War From the Gaza Side

Palestinian women mourn at a funeral in Gaza Strip on Jan. 5, 2009. This was the 10th day of air strikes by Israel into Gaza.

A Palestinian woman mourns at a funeral in Gaza Strip on Jan. 5, 2009. This was the 10th day of air strikes by Israel into Gaza.

A Palestinian boy in the rubble of a house after an Israeli air strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Jan. 7, 2009.

Palestinians inspect homes destroyed near the border with Egypt after an Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Jan. 8, 2009. Israeli warplanes bombed targets across the Gaza Strip and tanks advanced on Palestinian guerrillas as U.S. backing for a truce proposal raised expectations of an end to the offensive.