Spurred by rocket attacks fired from the Gaza Strip by Hamas jihadists, Israel has responded with a continuous show of force, even amassing its troops for what could be the nation's first ground invasion since the Second Lebanon War of 2006.

While the IDF and Hamas trade barbs on Twitter, Israeli Defense Forces on the ground attempt to minimize damage from incoming rockets with their Iron Dome defense system. Meanwhile, pro-Palestinian activists around the world have mobilized in protest, encouraged by images of Palestinian victims of Israeli strikes — some of which has been revealed as fake.