Gaza City’s west bears scars as Israeli forces withdraw, leaving widespread destruction

Israeli forces, who initiated a ground invasion on Oct. 27 following attacks on the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, have now withdrawn from certain areas west of Gaza City.

The withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Karameh, Sudaniye, and Al-Tawam areas in the west of Gaza City has brought to light the extensive destruction caused during the land occupation that commenced on Oct. 27, 2003, by the Israeli army.

Weeks of Israeli bombardment turned the city’s neighborhoods into a pile of rubble and ash. The roads in Gaza City were also destroyed by the attacks. Asphalt roads were turned upside down by both bulldozers and airstrikes.

The first withdrawal came after the Israeli army demobilized five combat brigades that took part in the ground invasion of the Gaza Strip on Dec. 31.

The streets of the city are strewn with dozens of bodies of Palestinians, casualties of the violence inflicted by Israeli soldiers.

Months of Israeli bombardment have left neighborhoods reduced to rubble and ash, transforming the cityscape.

In the western part of the Gaza Strip, locales intended for domestic tourism, including cafeterias, hotels, and entertainment centers adorned with lights, have been transformed into mounds of sand by Israeli forces.

Source: Newsroom