While most called the Gaza Strip an open-air prison, it, in fact, boasted zoos, hotels and even a luxury car showroom. In two years, most of it has been turned into dust. With 92% of its buildings destroyed, Gaza now has over 50 million tonnes of rubble, according to a UN report. And it all started on October 7, 2023, with the massacre and sexual assault of civilians in Israel by Hamas.

The rubble in Gaza, according to estimates, would take over 22 years to be cleared, according to a UN report.

Gut-wrenching images of murder, hostage-taking and blood on the trousers of women, suggesting sexual assault, emerged in October 2023, as the Palestinian terrorist group launched a pre-dawn attack into Israel .

Israelis marked Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, on October 6—a day when Je

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