Palestinians in Gaza confront apocalyptic landscape after a ceasefire
An aerial photograph taken by a drone shows Palestinians walking through the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive, in Rafah, Gaza Strip, January 21, 2025
PALESTINIANS in Gaza are confronting an apocalyptic landscape of devastation after a ceasefire paused more than 15 months of Israeli destruction.
Across the tiny coastal enclave, where built-up refugee camps are interspersed between cities, drone footage shows mounds of rubble stretching as far as the horizon.
“As you can see, it became a ghost town,” said Hussein Barakat, 38, whose home in the southern city of Rafah was flattened.
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