Israelis Gather to Watch Gaza Air Strikes

Groups have gotten together to stare at the skies.

ByABC News
July 14, 2014, 6:00 PM
Civilians and members of the media wait to see Israeli attacks inside Gaza from the top of a hill on the sixth day of Israel's operation "Protective Edge" on July 13, 2014 in Sderot, Israel.
Civilians and members of the media wait to see Israeli attacks inside Gaza from the top of a hill on the sixth day of Israel's operation "Protective Edge" on July 13, 2014 in Sderot, Israel.
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— -- Photos captured on a hilltop in Israel show residents who gathered to watch Israel's airstrikes on Gaza.

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The photographs were taken Sunday evening in Sderot, Israel, as a group of Israelis brought chairs, cameras and hookahs to the hilltop.

PHOTO: A man uses binoculars while waiting to watch Israeli attacks inside Gaza from the top of a hill on the sixth day of Israel's operation "Protective Edge" on July 13, 2014 in Sderot, Israel.
A man uses binoculars while waiting to watch Israeli attacks inside Gaza from the top of a hill on the sixth day of Israel's operation "Protective Edge" on July 13, 2014 in Sderot, Israel.
PHOTO: Civilians and members of the media wait to see Israeli attacks inside Gaza from the top of a hill on the sixth day of Israel's operation "Protective Edge" on July 13, 2014 in Sderot, Israel.
Civilians and members of the media wait to see Israeli attacks inside Gaza from the top of a hill on the sixth day of Israel's operation "Protective Edge" on July 13, 2014 in Sderot, Israel.

More than 170 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict. In response, Hamas has launched rockets into Israel this week as well. No Israelis have been killed.

PHOTO: Smoke rises from inside Gaza from Israeli attacks on the sixth day of Israel's operation "Protective Edge" on July 13, 2014, as seen from Sderot, Israel.
Smoke rises from inside Gaza from Israeli attacks on the sixth day of Israel's operation "Protective Edge" on July 13, 2014, as seen from Sderot, Israel.
PHOTO: Civilians and members of the media wait to see Israeli attacks inside Gaza from the top of a hill on the sixth day of Israel's operation "Protective Edge" on July 13, 2014 in Sderot, Israel.
Civilians and members of the media wait to see Israeli attacks inside Gaza from the top of a hill on the sixth day of Israel's operation "Protective Edge" on July 13, 2014 in Sderot, Israel.
PHOTO: Civilians and members of the media wait to see Israeli attacks inside Gaza from the top of a hill on the sixth day of Israel's operation "Protective Edge" on July 13, 2014 in Sderot, Israel.
Civilians and members of the media wait to see Israeli attacks inside Gaza from the top of a hill on the sixth day of Israel's operation "Protective Edge" on July 13, 2014 in Sderot, Israel.
PHOTO: Civilians and members of the media wait to see Israeli attacks inside Gaza from the top of a hill on the sixth day of Israel's operation "Protective Edge" on July 13, 2014 in Sderot, Israel.
Civilians and members of the media wait to see Israeli attacks inside Gaza from the top of a hill on the sixth day of Israel's operation "Protective Edge" on July 13, 2014 in Sderot, Israel.