Palestinians collect belongings from the rubble of destroyed buildings following Israeli air strikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Israel has battered Gaza with bombs and shells, vowing its offensive on Hamas would go on despite an order by the UN Security Council to stop the assault that has killed hundreds of civilians, on January 9, 2009. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/ FLASH90

Palestinians collect belongings from the rubble of destroyed buildings following Israeli air strikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Israel has battered Gaza with bombs and shells, vowing its offensive on Hamas would go on despite an order by the UN Security Council to stop the assault that has killed hundreds of civilians, on January 9, 2009. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/ FLASH90

Palestinian woman mourn over her belonging from the rubble of destroyed buildings following Israeli air strikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Israel has battered Gaza with bombs and shells, vowing its offensive on Hamas would go on despite an order by the UN Security Council to stop the assault that has killed hundreds of civilians, on January 9, 2009. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/ FLASH90

Palestinians collect belongings from the rubble of destroyed buildings following Israeli air strikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.The U.N. Security Council called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, but an intense bombardment of missiles from Israeli jets and helicopters early Friday and a barrage of Hamas rockets indicated there may be no quick end to the fighting. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/ FLASH90

Trucks carrying goods and food supplies arrive in Rafah town after it crossed the Kerem Shalom terminal between Israel and the southern Gaza Strip on january 09, 2009. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/ FLASH90