Israeli Troops Withdrawn, Destroys Gaza City Of Menginga

Gaza/DOK WHO via UN

JAKARTA - The initial withdrawal of Israeli troops from parts of Gaza City, revealed the extent of the destruction in residential areas and infrastructure, where entire districts turned into debris.

Reported by ANTARA from Anadolu, Friday, October 10, footage shared by activists and journalists on social media shows unprecedented levels of damage in areas that Israeli forces have abandoned.

The troops are now placing themselves along the Yellow Line in the Gaza Strip in accordance with the framework of the ceasefire agreement.

The video circulating shows heartbreaking views, ranging from houses flat to the ground, destroyed public facilities, tobulged streets.

One of the locations worst affected was around the Saeed Siyam Mosque in Sheikh Radwan District, northern Gaza City.

In the area, residential buildings were completely destroyed or no longer habitable due to heavy artillery strikes. The eastern part of Sheikh Radwan also suffered the same fate, with all building blocks leveled to the ground and the main road badly damaged.

Prior to the gradual withdrawal of troops, Israeli soldiers reportedly carried out massive destruction and bombing operations in several environments, including Sheikh Radwan. The tunnel area in the eastern part, which was previously the target of the operation, was also heavily damaged.

Additional footage showed heavy damage in the Al-Nasr District, northwest of Gaza City, where thousands of houses were destroyed or left badly damaged.

The Israeli army began withdrawing its troops gradually from the Gaza Strip, Friday (10/10) and is expected to complete the withdrawal within 24 hours to a predetermined location according to US PresidentDonald Trump's plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media reports.

In the early hours of Thursday (9/10), Trump announced Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas had reached a first-stage agreement on a ceasefire and prisoner swap plan.

The agreement was reached after four days of indirect negotiations between the two parties in the city of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, with the participation of delegates from Turkey, Egypt and Qatar under US scrutiny.

Since October 2023, Israeli attacks have killed nearly 67,200 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, and left the region almost uninhabitable.