Palestinians take control of an Israeli tank after crossing the border fence with Israel from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP / Said Khatib
Hundreds of people are dead and more than 1000 injured after the Palestinian Islamic group Hamas launched an attack on Israel.
Israel has since declared a war, fighting back against Gaza, with hundreds already killed in retaliatory attacks..
Leaders across the world had condemned Hamas' attack, supporting Israel in its right to defend itself.
New Zealand's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nanaia Mahuta, has called for the "immediate cessation" of violence.
RNZ is collating images from photographers around the world as the conflict continues:
Dozens of rockets were fired from the blockaded Gaza Strip towards Israel on 7 October, an AFP journalist in the Palestinian territory said, as sirens warning of incoming fire blared in Israel. Photo: AFP / MAHMUD HAMS
A residential building in Tel Aviv is damaged following a rocket attack. Photo: JACK GUEZ / AFP
People try to extinguish fire on cars following a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip in Ashkelon, southern Israel. Photo: AFP / AHMAD GHARABLI
Cars parked outside a residential building catch fire during a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP / AHMAD GHARABLI
A plume of smoke rises above buildings in Gaza City. Photo: MAHMUD HAMS
People walk atop the rubble of a tower destroyed in an Israeli air stike in Gaza City. Photo: MOHAMMED ABED
A damaged car sits amid the rubble of a tower destroyed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza City. Photo: MOHAMMED ABED
A salvo of rockets is fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza City toward Israel. Photo: MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
Israeli residents queue to board a coach transporting them to a hotel in Tel Aviv. Photo: JACK GUEZ / AFP
Palestinian militants approach the border. Photo: SAID KHATIB
People standing on a rooftop watch as a ball of fire and smoke rises above a building in Gaza City during an Israeli air strike. Photo: MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
Israeli fire brigade teams douse the blaze in a parking lot outside a residential building following a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. Photo: AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP
An Israeli woman mourns over the body of a family member. Photo: BAZ RATNER / AFP
Iraqis burn Israeli flags during a rally held in central Baghdad in support of the Palestinians. Photo: MURTADHA RIDHA
US President Joe Biden addresses the terrorist attacks in Israel from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Photo: AFP / JIM WATSON
Several hundred people take part in a pro-Israel solidarity rally at Römerberg in Frankfurt. Photo: AFP / BORIS ROESSLER
Berlin: The Brandenburg Gate was illuminated in the colors of the Israeli flag as a show of solidarity. According to a spokeswoman of the Berlin Senate Administration, this was done at the request of the Governing Mayor Kai Wegner (CDU). Photo: AFP / SVEN KAULER
Passengers look at a departure board at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, as flights are cancelled because of the Hamas surprise attacks. Photo: AFP / GIL COHEN-MAGEN
A building in Tel Aviv is damaged by a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP / JACK GUEZ
An Israeli rescuer walks in front of a damaged shop in Tel Aviv, after it was hit by a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP / JACK GUEZ
A man lights candles at a pro-Israel rally in Frankfurt. Photo: HANNES P ALBERT / DPA via AFP
Passengers wait at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, as flights are cancelled because of the Hamas surprise attack. Photo: AFP / GIL COHEN-MAGEN
A man walks atop the rubble of a tower destroyed in an Israeli air stike in Gaza City. Photo: AFP / MOHAMMED ABED
Fire and smoke rises above buildings during an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on October 8, 2023. Photo: AFP / Eyad Baba
People run along a debris-strewn street following Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on 7 October. Photo: AFP / MOHAMMED ABED
Photo: AFP / Majdi Fathi
Members of the Israeli forces take cover on the side of a street in Ashkelon as sirens wail while barrages of rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel. Photo: AFP / Ahmad Gharabli
People assess the destruction cause by Israeli air strikes in Gaza City. Photo: AFP / Mohammed Abed
A man finds his way along a debris-strewn street following Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 7, 2023. Photo: MOHAMMED ABED / AFP