The war on the ‘high rises’ has begun, as shocking footage shows Israel’s military has begun pulling down buildings one by one as part of its operation to take over Gaza City, through powerful missile strikes at their base.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has sought to justify its actions by saying Hamas and Islamic Jihad hide in the buildings, as use them to organize assaults on Israeli troops.
Widely circulating images show that large buildings in the city center have been completely collapsed into their own footprint.
And on Friday, Al Jazeera reports that more are being targeted, amid IDF warnings issues to residents of certain buildings, saying that must immediately evacuate the premises.
“In the past half an hour, the Israeli army has issued a forced evacuation order for people living in Gaza City’s largest residential building,” according to Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud.
“We’re talking about a 16-storey building that houses at least 65 residential apartments and lots of department stores at the bottom of this residential tower,” Mahmoud described.
Hellbound and Down 