It's been two years since Hamas-led militants stormed into Israel, plunging the region into war. Photos taken by Associated Press journalists have charted the turmoil and devastation.
The first images were of bodies in the streets in southern Israel, scorched homes and triumphant Palestinian fighters parading hostages and captured military vehicles into Gaza. Then came the Israeli airstrikes lighting up the skies and toppling high-rises. Troops and tanks moved in weeks later.
