GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip(AP) — New drone footage shows what remains of Gaza City after two years of war and as a ceasefire holds in its second day.
The footage taken by The Associated Press on Saturday shows few buildings still standing in the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood. The rest appear to be gutted. Piles of debris rise well above the tops of vehicles. Roads are shrouded in concrete dust.
The footage also shows few people out and about. They walk or drive among the ruins as tens of thousands of Palestinians make their way to what is left of their homes. Gaza City was the focus of Israel’s military offensive in the weeks before the ceasefire.
Some returning residents told the AP they were shocked by a new level of ruin.
“We did not expect this magnitude of destruction,” said one, Farah