60 Bodies Found in Al-Shja’iya After Israeli Pull Out

• CrossFireArabia
• July 11, 2024

As Palestinians return to the heavily devastated neighborhood of Al-Shja’iya they discovered bodies of civilians in the streets and under the rubble of their homes, as Israeli occupation forces have systematically detonated thousands of buildings in the area.

Over 60 bodies have been discovered in Al-Shja’iya following the Israeli troop withdrawal from the area. They had been there for nearly two weeks.

“Dozens of bodies are still trapped under the rubble in the neighborhood,” Palestinian Civil Defence Agency spokesman Mahmoud Basal told a press conference.

He said Israeli forces destroyed more than 85% of the residential buildings in the neighborhood. “Shejaiya has become a disaster area that is not suitable for habitation,” he added.

The Israeli airstrikes and ground operations decimated more than 85% of residential buildings in Shujaiya, maakin the area uninhabitable and akin to a devastated wasteland.

A medical clinic that served over 60,000 citizens was also destroyed, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis, the Palestinian news agency, Wafa, reported

Palestinians started returning to their ruined homes in the  devastated Shuja’iyya following an Israeli invasion of the area, during which Israeli forces destroyed most of its buildings and all of its infrastructure, rendering it uninhabitable.

Despite their withdrawal from the Shuja’iyya, Wednesday, Israeli forces continued to bomb the area the following day. Shuja’iyya lies to the east of Gaza City.

The withdrawal of Israeli forces revealed a staggering level of destruction, reducing the neighborhood to rubble. Entire residential blocks have been leveled, streets obliterated, and critical infrastructure targeted throughout the area, Wafa reported.

Eyewitnesses from the neighborhood recounted harrowing tales of Israeli forces firing upon civilians as they attempted to evacuate, despite designated exit routes.