In pictures: Gaza raid

1 of 6 A Palestinian gunman takes cover during an Israeli raid in the Rafah refugee camp on the Gaza-Egypt border. The raid sparked the most intense fighting in the area for some weeks.

2 of 6 A wounded masked Palestinian gunman is helped to an ambulance after being wounded in a gunfight. Eight Palestinians, including civilians, are killed in the raid.

3 of 6 An elderly Palestinian watches the raid, which the Israeli army says is part of a continuing operation to destroy tunnels used by Palestinian militants to bring in weapons from Egypt.

4 of 6 Other Palestinian civilians hurry to leave the area.

5 of 6 As the funeral for the Palestinians takes place, the sounds of gunfire and tanks moving can still be heard as the incursion continues.

6 of 6 In Israel a slain Israeli officer is buried. Two Israeli officers were killed in a gun battle with Palestinian militants further north in the Gaza Strip just hours before the Rafah raid.