Terrifying pictures capture Israeli bombs moments before they destroy home

                   Residents of central Gaza watch as an Israeli air strike destroys an apartment building

As terrified Palestinians scatter the streets, deadly Israeli missiles are captured falling from the sky like raindrops.

With shocking clarity, these images bring to life the brutal reality of the bloody Gaza conflict.
One moment the distinct outline of a bomb is visible in the skyline - the next an apartment building is reduced to rubble.

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Scared: Residents of central Gaza watch as an Israeli air strike destroys an apartment building

In the midst of this warzone, one man on a motorbike gazes up with a wry grimace.
Another crouches with his hands over his ears.
Both appear battle-hardened as well as fearful. Gaza City has been under almost constant bombardment for more three weeks.
The sight of an Israeli shell falling from the sky has become commonplace.

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Blast: The impact sends clouds of smoke up into the sky

According to the Washington Post, the building belonged to 58-year-old Bashir al-Ramlawi.
The Israeli military called his son minutes earlier to warn of the impending strike,
In tears, Mr al-Ramwali said he had no idea why he was being targeted and that he had no links to Hamas.
Three smaller drone strikes hit the building first, warning anyone nearby to leave, before a fighter jet dropped a much larger bomb which obliterated the home.
The current death toll stands at nearly 1,500 Palestinians, mainly civilians, and more than 60 Israelis, nearly all soldiers.

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Target: The Israeli military phoned the owner of the building minutes before it was attacked

Israel and Hamas are accusing each other of breaking a ceasefire, which had been announced by the US and the UN and took effect at 8am local time (5am GMT) on Friday. The fighting broke out less than two hours later.
The death toll could rise as rescue workers continue to search for people buried under the rubble of several apartment blocks hit by shells. It is unclear whether the victims are civilians or militants.
The Israeli military, meanwhile, says one of its soldiers is "feared" abducted, without providing further details, and that Gaza militants have fired eight rockets and mortars at Israel since the ceasefire began, one of which was intercepted.
"Once again, Hamas and the terror organizations in Gaza have blatantly broken the ceasefire to which they committed, this time before the American Secretary of State and the UN Secretary General," Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement shortly after the fighting broke out.