Photos: Israeli airstrike kills 18 members of Gaza family

The son, left, of a member of Gaza police chief Tayseer Al-Batsh’s family, who hospital officials said were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Saturday, mourns during their funeral in Gaza City, July 13, 2014. The strike killed 18 people, Gaza’s Health Ministry said. Mohammed Salem/Reuters

Palestinians mourn over the grave of a member of the Batsh family. The strike also damaged a nearby mosque as evening prayers ended Saturday. In addition to the 18 fatalities, 50 people were wounded, with some believed to be trapped under the rubble, said Palestinian Health Ministry official Ashraf al-Kidra. Lefteris Pitarakis/AP

A relative of Palestinian members of Al-Batsh’s family mourns during their funeral in Gaza City. The strike on the Batsh home was the deadliest bombing since Israel launched its offensive on Tuesday. Mohammed Salem/Reuters

People pray near the bodies of members of the Batsh family. Thousands fled their homes in a Gaza town on Sunday after Israel warned them to leave before attacks on sites used by Hamas and other armed groups to fire rockets into Israel. Mohammed Salem/Reuters

A boy related to members of the Batsh family at their funeral. On July 13, Hamas fired the largest salvo of rockets on Tel Aviv since the start of Israel’s offensive in the Palestinian enclave. Mohammed Salem/Reuters

Palestinian mourners wait in a van carrying the bodies of some members of the Batsh family during a funeral procession in Gaza City. Adel Hana/AP

Palestinians in front of the damaged Batsh house, July 13. Hatem Moussa/AP

Palestinian rescue crews search the rubble of the Batsh home after it was hit during Israel’s escalating offensive on the occupied territory, July 12. The first ground assault took place early Sunday, with Israeli commandos entering the Gaza Strip in a dawn raid. Majdi Fathi/Sipa/AP

Palestinians search the rubble of the Batsh family home. Majdi Fathi/Sipa/AP