After a week of fighting, photos show destruction in Gaza, the world's largest 'open air prison' where Israeli airstrikes killed hundreds

At least 212 people, including at least 61 children, have been killed in Gaza in airstrikes over the last week so far, The New York Times reported.

The Guardian reported that at least 1,230 people have been wounded so far.

The death toll included 10 children, Reuters reported.

Hamas began launching airstrikes at Israel last Monday in response to Israeli forces storming and attacking worshippers at the Al-Aqsa mosque during the last ten nights of the holy month of Ramadan.

More than 300 Palestinian protesters were injured after Israeli police fired stun grenades into Al-Aqsa last Monday.

Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah have been protesting ahead of a court ruling on the forced eviction of several Palestinian families from their homes in favor of a settler group.

Some of the families could have been expelled from their homes as early as May 6 but an Israeli court delayed making a decision.

The death toll includes a five-year-old boy and a soldier, the Guardian reported.

Israeli airstrikes hit the Al-Jalaa tower which was home to outlets like the AP and Al Jazeera. The news organization was told hours before the building collapsed that it would be hit.

The Israeli government claimed that Hamas was operating in the building but the AP has pushed back on the assertion, saying there's no "indication" the militant group operated in the building.

Palestinian officials said 2,500 people have been left homeless, the Times reported.

Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said many of those displaced are sheltering in 16 schools run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, CNN reported.

In 2010, John Holmes, the United Nation's humanitarian chief, visited Gaza and told Al Jazeera: "They're living in a kind of open-air prison. They're still suffering from this kind of collective punishment they've been suffering for three years now."

Holmes was speaking of the blockade imposed on Gaza by Israel since 2007.

More than 2 million residents in Gaza are living in a territory where more than 5,000 people live per square kilometer, according to the Norweign Refugee Council.

As many as 70% of the population in Gaza are refugees and 84% of those living there are in need of humanitarian aid. The vast majority, 98%, of groundwater is undrinkable, and more than 40% of people don't have enough to eat already.

The blockade has meant Israel controls imports and exports to the area and with limited medical supplies, Gazans have to apply for permission to travel outside of the territory for medical care. 45% are denied.

CNN reported that a Gaza health clinic was damaged as a result of an airstrike intended for a nearby target.

That targetted building housed the Qatar Red Crescent office, which also reported damage.

The clinic was a main coronavirus testing center in the territory, the Ministry of Health in Gaza said.

Health officials are worried of an uptick in COVID-19 cases in the area.

The Times reported that 20 Palestinians in the West Bank have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers.