Aerial footage and photographs have documented extensive devastation across Gaza City amid ongoing Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip. A Gazan journalist, returning to Gaza after more than 20 years, captured scenes of widespread destruction while aboard a United Arab Emirates (UAE) plane conducting a humanitarian aid airdrop. The UAE Air Force facilitated the delivery of aid by air, highlighting the severity of the situation on the ground. Additionally, footage released by the Israeli military shows a residential block being demolished in Jabalia, northern Gaza, though the date of this footage has not been independently verified. Further video evidence reveals widespread damage in the Al-Sha'af neighborhood, located east of Gaza City.
Video shows widespread destruction in the Al-Sha'af neighborhood, east of Gaza City. https://t.co/jEiW8rRnzC
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