Large plumes of smoke were seen on the Khan Younis skyline on Monday, as Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip continued.

The cloud of smoke was captured in the afternoon by an Associated Press cameraperson in Khan Younis.

It is not yet known what caused the smoke.

The Israel-Hamas war began when Palestinian militants stormed into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting 251.

Hamas is still holding 58 hostages, around a third of them believed to be alive, after most of the rest were released in ceasefire agreements or other deals.

Israel’s military campaign has killed over 54,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not say how many of the dead were civilians or combatants.

The ministry is led by medical professionals but reports to the Hamas-run government. Its toll is seen as generally reliable by U.N. agencies and independent experts, though Israel has challenged its numbers.

AP Video by Mohammad Jahjouh