Gaza: Israel has demolished more than 1,500 homes in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City since launching a ground offensive earlier this month, Gaza’s Civil Defence has said.
Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the rescue service, told Anadolu news agency that no buildings remain standing in the southern part of the neighbourhood.
He said the Israeli army has used construction machinery alongside bomb-laden robots and quadcopter drones that drop explosives on rooftops. According to Basal, Israeli forces are destroying an average of seven sites per day, accelerating the pace of devastation.
The systematic demolitions have forced about 80 percent of Zeitoun’s residents to flee, moving to western and northern parts of Gaza City in search of safety, Basal added.
