A soldier stands on the turret of a tank as Israeli forces take positions near the city of Sderot near the border with Gaza on October 11, 2023. Israel declared war on Hamas on October 8 following a shock land, air and sea assault by the Gaza-based Islamists. The death toll from the shock cross-border assault by Hamas militants rose to 1,200, making it the deadliest attack in the country's 75-year history, while Gaza officials reported more than 1,000 people killed as Israel pounded the territory with air strikes. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN
/ AFP)