Shujayea is gone, reduced to rubble and silence
The streets that once echoed with the laughter of children, the calls of vendors and the familiar rhythms of daily life now lie in silence, smothered by dust and destruction.
What was once a vibrant community, full of stories and memories, has been erased in a matter of moments.
“Wells were completely destroyed and so was the municipal water network. Even the tanker trucks that used to carry fresh water can no longer enter the neighbourhood because of the destruction of the infrastructure and the roads.”
Nael Alsousi
‘Shujayea has been wiped out’
"#Shujayea has been reduced to dust. It has been wiped out. They bombed us without warning, they did not drop leaflets or call. Missiles just started falling on civilians – women, children and elderly people. The occupation army told us to go to western Gaza, then they invaded and targeted it with their missiles.”
Resident Fares Amer Mushtaha
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More than 85 percent of buildings in #Shujayea are now uninhabitable, leaving more than 120,000 residents homeless.
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#Shujayea? 85%
More than 85 percent of buildings in Shujayea are now uninhabitable, leaving more than 120,000 residents homeless.
As of 12 July
Palestinians and donkey carts make their way over the rubble of destroyed buildings on July 11 after the Israeli military withdrew from Gaza City’s #Shujayea neighbourhood, following a two-week offensive [Omar al-Qattaa/AFP]
Civil defence workers have recovered at least 60 bodies in northern Gaza City’s #Shujayea area after a two-week Israeli assault has rendered the neighbourhood unliveable, with 85 percent of homes destroyed.
Gaza City’s destroyed #Shujayea neighbourhood