'Earthquake-like': Israeli bombing rocks Gaza City as occupation threat looms

Although they have lived under constant Israeli bombardment for nearly two years, nothing could have prepared the residents of Gaza City for the ferocious attacks of recent weeks.

"This time, it’s different," many of them say. 

Since Israel announced its plans to occupy Gaza City, home to nearly one million civilians, the military has intensified its attacks, including air strikes, artillery shelling, and explosions caused by remotely controlled vehicles.

The attacks have concentrated on the northern, southern, and south-eastern outskirts of the city, levelling almost every standing building in their path.

Day and night, explosions have rocked the city, leaving residents terrorised.

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