Gaza crisis: Israel warns of more airstrikes; Palestinians flee their homes

Palestinians flee their homes in the Shajaiyeh neighborhood of Gaza City, after Israel had airdropped leaflets warning people to leave the area on Wednesday.
A Hamas website says Israel has fired missiles at the homes of four of its senior leaders as it resumed bombardment of Gaza, following a failed Egyptian cease-fire effort. Health officials say the Palestinian death toll in nine days of fighting has reached 204. (Source: AP)

Palestinians flee their homes in the Shajaiyeh neighborhood of Gaza City, after Israel had airdropped leaflets warning people to leave the area. (Source: AP)

Palestinians carry their belongings as they flee their homes in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City. (Source: AP)

Leaflets dropped by Israeli forces plane fall to warn residents in Gaza City.
Alongside the air strikes, Israel also ordered tens of thousands of residents of the northern town of Beit Lahiya, and the Zeitoun and Shijaiyah neighborhoods of Gaza City, all near the border with Israel, to evacuate their homes by 8 a.m. Wednesday. The warnings were delivered in automated phone calls, text messages and leaflets. (Source: AP)

Palestinians flee their homes in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City, after Israel had airdropped leaflets warning people to leave the area. (Source: AP)

A girl cries as Palestinians flee their homes in the Shajaiyeh neighborhood of Gaza City. (Source: AP)

A woman cries as Palestinians flee their homes in the Shajaiyeh neighborhood of Gaza City, after Israel had airdropped leaflets warning people to leave the area. (Source: AP)