Memoirs from the Middle East Conflict | Bombings, Famine, Exodus – Dark Clouds Hang Over Gaza City as Israeli Forces Attack

Since the Israeli government introduced the ‘takeover’ plan for Gaza City in early August, Israeli forces have been massing troops on the outskirts of the city, intensively bombing the suburbs in preparation for a major operation against the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). Areas such as Zaitoun, Sabra, and Jabalia in the outskirts of Gaza City have been relentlessly targeted by Israeli warplanes, drones, and tanks, reducing buildings to rubble and leveling entire neighborhoods. ‘Our family was sleeping when…