Israel has been bombing the Palestinian enclave of Gaza Strip in the past week amid the escalation of its clashes with Gaza militants.

Heavy artilleries, drones and fighter jets have been employed by Israel in its largely disproportionate military response to the attacks by Palestinian militants, who lack such advanced weapons, inflicting a heavy toll on the lives and properties of Palestinian civilians.

A heavy Israeli artillery shells the Gaza Strip from a position near the southern Israeli city of Sderot, on May 17, 2021.(Photo:Xinhua)

 

An Israeli artillery shells the Gaza Strip from a position near the southern Israeli city of Sderot, on May 17, 2021.(Photo:Xinhua)

 

Israeli soldiers prepare artillery shells before launching attacks on Gaza Strip, at a position near southern Israeli city of Sderot, on May 17, 2021.(Photo:Xinhua)

 

A Palestinian firefighter extinguishes a fire at a beachside cafe hit by an Israeli strike, in Gaza City, on May 17, 2021.(Photo:Xinhua)