“The destruction is indescribable,” said Mohammad Awais, who returned with his family to their home in Jabaliya on Friday. “Even the ambulances can’t drive through them to transport the injured and martyrs,” he said of the streets in Jabaliya. April 17 Jabaliya market Area of image GAZA STRIP May 24 Jabaliya market April 17 Jabaliya market Area of image GAZA STRIP May 24 Jabaliya marketSome buildings had already been destroyed before the latest Israeli offensive in the area, according to imagery from April. Having survived the assault during the early months of the war, many people in Jabaliya thought they were safe from another Israeli offensive. Credit... Omar Al-Qattaa/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Image Resting in the rubble in Jabaliya on Friday after Israeli forces withdrew from the area.

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Persons: ”, Mohammad Awais, Awais, inhabitable, Israel, Omar Al, Mahmoud Issa, Hossam Shbat, Jabaliya, Shbat Organizations: Planet Labs, Agence France, Reuters “ Residents, “ Residents Locations: Gaza, Jabaliya, GAZA, Credit, Israel