The Rimal neighbourhood has suffered unprecedented destruction in Israel's intense bombardment
Residents say Israel struck some buildings without firing warning missiles as a precaution. Photo: AFPScenes of violence and destruction in the long-blockaded Gaza have filled the world's airwaves throughout four wars and countless rounds of hostilities between Israel and the Hamas group.
“Israel has destroyed the centre of everything," said Palestinian businessman Ali al Hiyak from his home near Rimal. “That is the space of our public life, our community.” Residents said the Israeli military struck some buildings without first firing warning missiles as a precaution. The civilian death toll has been rapidly rising.
That tactic is evident from staggering drone footage that shows vast swaths of central Gaza City reduced to nothing but dirt craters and ruins from demolished buildings. “We're talking about damage to hospitals that can't even run without fuel, the total demolition of homes and infrastructure,” said Iyad Bozum, spokesman for Gaza's Interior Ministry.
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