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Reuters Videos3 hours agoSTORY: Israeli forces have retreated from some Gaza City districts after a fierce, week-long offensive. They left dozens of dead and wrecked homes and roads, residents and rescue services said on Friday (July 12). Bodies wrapped in white shrouds and bearing the names of the dead women and men lay on the floor at Al-Ahli Hospital. The Gaza Civil Emergency Service said teams had collected around 60 bodies of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces over the past week from the area of Tel Al-Hawa and the edges of the Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City. While tanks withdrew from some areas, Israeli snipers and tanks continued to control high ground at some locations, and warned residents from there against trying to return home. Displaced Palestinian Musa al-Dahdouh: "We were trapped inside the building and at 2 or 3 a.m. we saw people. We did not come out, we said 'we'll go out in the morning'. In the morning there were planes, they wouldn't stop, there were many - there were many. Planes, tanks, drones, all bombing us." He said Israeli forces had detained and interrogated his two sons and their wives and children before allowing them to leave. "My mother’s in a wheelchair as is my wife, she has metal implants in her arms and legs. My grandson’s legs are paralyzed - his father carried him on his back." Home to more than a quarter of Gaza's residents before the war, Gaza City was largely razed to the ground in late 2023. But hundreds of thousands of Palestinians had returned to homes in the ruins before Israel once again ordered them out. The Israeli military said on Thursday (July 11) that its forces were working to dismantle Hamas capabilities in Gaza City, and that it, quote, "follows international law and takes feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm." The armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad said they killed and wounded many Israeli forces with anti-tank rockets and mortar fire. There has been no Israeli army comment on those claims. The Gaza City offensive took place as U.S.-backed mediators worked to finalize a peace deal that would free remaining hostages taken by Hamas in their cross-border attack on southern Israel on October 7. On Friday, a senior Hamas official blamed Israel for a failure to build on momentum created when the Islamist faction dropped a key demand in the U.S.-drafted ceasefire offer a week ago to clear the way for a deal. There was no immediate comment from Israel.
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- 2:23Israeli army leaves many bodies in Gaza City -rescuersReuters VideosSTORY: Israeli forces have retreated from some Gaza City districts after a fierce, week-long offensive. They left dozens of dead and wrecked homes and roads, residents and rescue services said on Friday (July 12). Bodies wrapped in white shrouds and bearing the names of the dead women and men lay on the floor at Al-Ahli Hospital. The Gaza Civil Emergency Service said teams had collected around 60 bodies of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces over the past week from the area of Tel Al-Hawa and the edges of the Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City. While tanks withdrew from some areas, Israeli snipers and tanks continued to control high ground at some locations, and warned residents from there against trying to return home. Displaced Palestinian Musa al-Dahdouh: "We were trapped inside the building and at 2 or 3 a.m. we saw people. We did not come out, we said 'we'll go out in the morning'. In the morning there were planes, they wouldn't stop, there were many - there were many. Planes, tanks, drones, all bombing us." He said Israeli forces had detained and interrogated his two sons and their wives and children before allowing them to leave. "My mother’s in a wheelchair as is my wife, she has metal implants in her arms and legs. My grandson’s legs are paralyzed - his father carried him on his back." Home to more than a quarter of Gaza's residents before the war, Gaza City was largely razed to the ground in late 2023. But hundreds of thousands of Palestinians had returned to homes in the ruins before Israel once again ordered them out. The Israeli military said on Thursday (July 11) that its forces were working to dismantle Hamas capabilities in Gaza City, and that it, quote, "follows international law and takes feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm." The armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad said they killed and wounded many Israeli forces with anti-tank rockets and mortar fire. There has been no Israeli army comment on those claims. The Gaza City offensive took place as U.S.-backed mediators worked to finalize a peace deal that would free remaining hostages taken by Hamas in their cross-border attack on southern Israel on October 7. On Friday, a senior Hamas official blamed Israel for a failure to build on momentum created when the Islamist faction dropped a key demand in the U.S.-drafted ceasefire offer a week ago to clear the way for a deal. There was no immediate comment from Israel.3 hours ago
- 1:24Biden says Israel-Gaza war should end nowReuters VideosSTORY: :: Biden says the war in Gaza should end now :: July 11, 2024 :: Washington, D.C. “For months, the United States has been working to secure a ceasefire in Gaza to bring the hostages home, to create a path for peace and stability in the Middle East. Six weeks ago, I laid out a detailed plan in writing. It was endorsed by the U.N. Security Council, the G-7. That framework is now agreed on by both Israel and Hamas. So, I sent my team to the region to hammer out the details. These are difficult, complex issues. There's still gaps to close. We're making progress. The trend is positive, and I'm determined to get this deal done and bring an end to this war, which should end now.” “I met with I met with most of the Arab leaders to try to get a consensus going as to what had to be done to deal with getting more aid and food and medicine into the Gaza Strip. And we pushed it really hard. And Israel occasionally was less than cooperative.” “I know Israel well and I support Israel. But this war cabinet is one of the most conservative war cabinets in the history of Israel. And there's no one answer on the two state solution here.” Biden added that Israel should not occupy Gaza once its war ends against Hamas militants. He said he supports Israel's attempts to defeat Hamas militants in Gaza, but that "It's time to end this war" and he expressed support for reaching a ceasefire.18 hours ago
- 2:19Israeli army 'failed' on Oct. 7: military reportReuters VideosSTORY: :: WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT Kibbutz Be'eri was one of the worst-hit Israeli communities in the devastating Oct. 7 attack by Hamas gunman from the Gaza Strip. More than 100 people were killed in the attack on the community of about 1,000 people, and 32 members were taken captive back to Gaza. Eleven of whom are still believed held hostage. And on Thursday the Israeli military published the findings of a first probe into its own security failings, acknowledging it failed to protect the citizens of Be'eri. Israeli army spokesperson Daniel Hagari: "It is painful and difficult for me to say this, the Israeli Defense Forces should have defended the residents of Kibbutz Be'eri. But unfortunately we were not there. For long hours of fighting, for hours, the residents of Be'eri defended their families with their bodies, alone in front of the terrorists." The investigation found Israel's military was unprepared for the scenario of a massive infiltration of militants into Israel, had inadequate forces in the area, and did not have a clear picture of the events until hours after the attack began. The rampage through Be'eri and other Israeli communities near the border with Gaza killed 1,200, according to Israeli tallies. It was Israel's deadliest day and the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust. The military presented its report to Be'eri's residents, many of whom were relocated across the country to a resort beside the Dead Sea. Amit Solve is Kibbutz Be'eri's chairman. "We didn't get an answer because they don't have an answer. They did an investigation. And the conclusion of this investigation, this is what is supposed to calm me down in the future, but we didn't get the answer why the army didn't come in a minute." Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday called for a state inquiry into the security failings of the Oct. 7 attack He said the probe should investigate Gallant himself and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Gallant spoke at a military graduation ceremony, with Netanyahu present. Netanyahu has dismissed past calls to form a state inquiry.23 hours ago
- 2:22Gaza City residents flee, again, amid intense fightingReuters VideosSTORY: Palestinians from Gaza City are once again on the move. The are heading south after Israeli forces demanded they evacuate amid an intense military assault. They are fleeing by any means they can: on foot, in the back of trucks. Mona al-Husseini and her family have a horse-drawn cart. She spoke to Reuters in al-Nuseirat, south of Gaza City. "We've witnessed a lot. Many soldiers stopped us and kept searching us and stopped us for an hour. It's torture. We left the Haidar roundabout (area in Gaza City) three days ago, we were besieged there. Many rockets were fired on us and we were wrecked. I can't even talk. Our situation is hard to describe or talk about." The fighting has expanded even as Washington pushed for a peace deal between Israel and Hamas. Hamas says a heavy Israeli assault on Gaza City this week could wreck efforts to end the war just as negotiations have entered the home stretch. Residents of Gaza City say this week's assault is comparable to the fiercest battle of the war. :: October 7, 2023 Gaza City was one of the first major targets in Israel's retaliatory operation after Hamas fighters rampaged through Israeli settlements on Oct 7, killing 1,200 and taking more than 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies. :: October 13, 2024 A week later, Palestinians began to flee the city after Israel called on residents to evacuate. :: January 17, 2024 By the end of 2023, an Israeli air and ground assault flattened what had been home to more than a quarter of the Gaza Strip's residents before the war. :: May 14, 2024 As Israeli forces moved south, residents who had fled began to return. Former Gaza City residents were joined by refugees from southern cities. But Israel says Hamas fighters returned as well. And residents such as Mona al-Husseini are again displaced. :: Al-Nuseirat, Gaza "This situation very, very bad. I didn't even want to leave or go to the south but necessity dictates. They forced us out, they gathered and forced us out." Israel's assault has killed more than 38,000, according to medical authorities in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he remained committed to the Gaza ceasefire framework being negotiated, and accused the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas of making demands that contradict it.1 day ago
- 3:01Gaza paramedic alleges mistreatment in Israeli detentionReuters VideosSTORY: From an Egyptian hospital bed, Palestinian Tamer Ossama Salem al-Hafy recalls his ordeal in Gaza, where Israel accused him of being a terrorist. A paramedic at the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, al-Hafy said he was shot below the knee by Israeli forces as he helped the injured onto stretchers after an Israeli airstrike last November. He briefly became a patient there but when the hospital came under attack his father carried him across his back, heading for another medical center. But soldiers at an Israeli military checkpoint accused al-Hafy of being a "terrorist." He says they held him in a prison tent for 35 days before releasing him without charge. He says he was beaten and humiliated and did not receive medical care. And that he was blindfold and cuffed by his arms and legs to a bed in the tent the whole time. "The whole time I was in prison, the blindfold was not taken off my eyes at all, except on interrogation days. During interrogation, they would uncover my eyes and put it back on after. I didn’t see the sun until I was released from prison. Food was once every three to four days. It was a pack of liquid vitamins. In the morning, they would wake you up to drink and the same at night. They’d put a straw in my mouth, you take a little and then he says, “that's it, enough". Circumstances no one knows about but God." Israeli authorities did not respond to a request for comment on al-Hafy's account and Reuters could not independently verify it. But it is consistent with those of other Palestinians who have been detained by Israel, like these men, and with statements by human rights groups on alleged abuse and mistreatment. Israel's military has said allegations of abuse against Palestinian detainees were being investigated. Al-Hafy is being treated in an Emirati-run hospital on a cargo ship docked in Egypt, where he longs to return to the wife and four children he hasn't seen since November. On release, he says, he was "dumped" in southern Gaza and had to crawl for a couple of miles. He was treated in four different Gaza hospitals then suffered from a blood clot in his lung and fell into a coma, he says. When he awoke some 25 days later, he had lost sight in his right eye. Al-Hafy believes that being a medic made him a target. "They already hated the medical crew. They’d humiliate us only because of the tag “medical personnel,” without any charge. The words 'medical personnel' and working at a hospital, that was enough for them to treat you as suspect." Israel's military has accused fighters from Hamas and Islamic Jihad of hiding in hospitals and using human shields, allegations they deny. The military also says it has captured fighters in medical facilities. It has said detainees are treated in accordance with international law.1 day ago
- 2:232 senior Hamas commanders killed in Gaza: IDFABC News VideosThe Israel Defense Forces continue to strike in Gaza.1 day ago
- 2:21Israeli attacks kill dozens as new peace talks appear to be falteringCBS News VideosNew Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 20 Palestinians, hospital officials say. It follows an attack that hit a school in southern Gaza, killing more than two dozen people. With a new assault in Gaza City, Israel's military has called for yet another evacuation of Palestinians. Hamas said the new assault could "reset the negotiation process to square one."2 days ago
- 1:25'There is no more life' - Gazan on Khan Younis strikeReuters VideosSTORY: :: Eyewitnesses describe a sudden Israeli airstrike which killed over two dozen Gazans :: Khan Younis, Gaza :: July 10, 2024 :: Ghazal Nasser :: "We were just sitting, nothing was going on, everything was normal. People were playing, others were buying and selling (items). We were gathered - there were no sound of planes or anything. There were a group of women and young men (over there) and we were just sitting as normal and suddenly a rocket fell over there. Everyone started running and I opened the door to the room and I saw shrapnel that came through there. I got scared and shut the door and ran. I thought my uncles were here but thank God they were not ... they were watching a football match. There were injuries and martyrs. I witnessed this ... people thrown around and body parts were scattered, blood." :: Rushdi Kodeih :: "Suddenly as they were sitting there, looking at the internet (on their phones) and sitting there, suddenly they were hit...with no forewarning or anything. We found them scattered all over the place. We have been destroyed. There is no more life." The area struck was just outside Al-Awda Girls Secondary School in the town of Abassan. Palestinian medical officials said that most of those killed in the strike were women and children. The Israeli military said it was reviewing reports that civilians were harmed. It said the incident occurred when it struck with "precise munition" a Hamas fighter who took part in the October 7 raid on Israel that precipitated the Israeli assault on Gaza. The militant group Hamas said a renewed Israeli campaign killed more than 60 Palestinians across the enclave on Tuesday (July 9) and threatened to derail efforts to secure a ceasefire in the nine-month-old war.2 days ago
- 2:13Hamas says new Israeli offensive may jeopardize truceReuters VideosSTORY: :: Warning Graphic Content :: Khan Younis, Gaza :: July 9, 2024 Bodies piled up at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza on Tuesday as Israel stepped up an offensive that Hamas warned could jeopardize ceasefire talks. Palestinian medical officials said an Israeli strike nearby killed dozens of Palestinians, most of them women and children. This woman lost her son in the strike. "He was at the Mutanabi school with a number of residents, at the school gates, I would say it was targeted, but they are targeting children, Israel was only successful with killing children, humans and demolishing buildings, but they did not beat the resistance nor will they be able to.” The airstrike hit the tents of displaced families outside a school in the town of Abassan east of Khan Younis, and Palestinian medical officials say at least 29 people were killed. The Israeli military said it was reviewing reports that civilians were harmed. It said the incident occurred when it struck with "precise munition" a Hamas fighter who took part in the Oct. 7 raid on Israel that precipitated the nine-month-long Israeli assault on Gaza. :: Deir al-Balah, Gaza Meanwhile Hamas' media office said Israeli strikes elsewhere, in central Gaza, killed 60 Palestinians and wounded dozens of others… :: Al-Nuseirat, Gaza …including a strike on a home in Al-Nuseirat, which killed 17 people, most of whom were children. :: Palestine Red Crescent Society :: Beit Lahia, Gaza :: Released July 8, 2024 Meanwhile, residents said advancing tanks in Gaza City shelled roads and buildings, forcing them to flee their homes. This was followed by Israeli military orders posted on social media to evacuate several districts in eastern and western Gaza City. The Palestinian Red Crescent transported dozens of injured from a hospital in Gaza City on Sunday and Monday, but on Wednesday said that its crews were unable to answer dozens of distress calls due to the intensity of the bombing there. Israel's renewed campaign has threatened talks at a crucial time, as senior U.S. officials are in the region to push for a ceasefire after Hamas made concessions last week. Hamas quoted its leader as saying that the latest fighting could bring negotiations "back to square one."3 days ago
- 2:48Israel's latest offensive in Gaza City could impact cease-fire talks, Hamas saysCBS News VideosHamas says Israel's latest offensive in Gaza City could jeopardize the cease-fire and hostage release deal negotiations happening in Cairo, Egypt. CBS News' Holly Williams reports.3 days ago
- 2:50Hamas warns Israel's new offensive on Gaza City could jeopardize cease-fire talksCBS News VideosIsraeli forces are advancing into Gaza City with what residents are calling some of the heaviest airstrikes and artillery barrages since the conflict began. Hamas says the new offensive could have dire consequences on cease-fire talks. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more.3 days ago
- 1:02Top Israeli general speaks out against settler violence in the West BankAssociated Press VideosIn a rare public denunciation of settler attacks on Palestinians from within Israel’s military establishment - retiring chief of the Israeli military’s central command, Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fox, said that “nationalist crime” had recently “reared its head.” Fox’s statement came after a week of particularly intense attacks on Palestinians in the volatile territory. Violence by settlers has flared since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. The U.N. has documented over 1,000 settler attacks since the war began.3 days ago
- 1:00Marks of 9-month war on either side of Israel-Gaza border, as military vehicles seen in south IsraelAssociated Press VideosBuildings bearing the marks of the nine-month Israel-Hamas war sat on either side of the Israel-Gaza border on Monday as military vehicles were seen in southern Israel. (AP video shot by Alon Bernstein)4 days ago
- 4:40Israel ramps up Gaza City operations as images of Rafah show mass destructionCBS News VideosCBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams got a rare look inside Rafah, where she joined the Israel Defense Forces trying to eradicate Hamas in the southern Gaza city. This comes as efforts for a potential hostage release and cease-fire deal appear to progress and as Israel ramps up raids in Gaza City.4 days ago
- 2:23For ex-prisoner, return to ruined Gaza brings anguishReuters VideosSTORY: Palestinian Youssef Mikdad spent more than two decades in an Israeli jail, where he dreamed of returning one day to a prosperous Gaza Strip where he could make up for lost time with his children. Released last week, he found his house destroyed and his homeland reduced to rubble by Israeli bombardments. He walked through neighborhoods laid waste by air and artillery strikes and found Palestinians displaced many times over by the Israeli offensive living in tents on the beach. "I was surprised by all the destruction I’ve seen, with the displacement of people, no one is living in their houses, the famine I’ve seen in the country, none of the basic life necessities are available in Gaza at all. I haven’t traveled around because I can’t, there’s no car to travel with, no gas and people can’t even walk. People can't even walk for half a kilometer without falling into despair over the suffering they see.” Mikdad's daughter Haya - his favorite child, he says - was just four when he was imprisoned. She was killed by an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City in March, one of more than 38,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza since the start of the war. "I didn't see her as a bride when she got married, but I longed to see her with her children. I was surprised during Ramadan - I got the news while in prison that she was martyred along with her four children and husband. It was such a shock for me - like a bolt of lightning from the sky." Mikdad was seized by Israeli forces from his house in a Gaza City suburb during a raid in 2002. He was convicted of being a member of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of the Fatah faction, and served time in several Israeli prisons. He said the atmosphere inside changed radically after Hamas attacked southern Israel last October 7, killing 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostages. Prisoners were tortured, went hungry and were humiliated, he said. Widespread reports of mistreatment of detainees in Israeli prisons have added to international pressure on Israel for its conduct of the Gaza war, now in its tenth month. In May, the U.S. State Department said it was looking into allegations of Israeli abuse of Palestinian detainees. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment about prison conditions.4 days ago
- 4:27Israeli forces take CBS News inside Rafah, respond to condemnation over actions in GazaCBS News VideosWith more Israelis calling for a cease-fire deal in the war against Hamas in Gaza, CBS News traveled with the IDF into Rafah, where Israel recently carried out a widely criticized ground offensive. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more.4 days ago
- 2:09Potential breakthrough in Israel-Hamas cease-fire talksABC News VideosABC News correspondent Matt Gutman provides the latest on a potential cease-fire breakthrough in the Israel-Hamas war.5 days ago
- 1:18Protesters block roads in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as they mark nine months since start of Gaza warAssociated Press VideosDemonstrations called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down and urged a cease-fire that could bring back hostages still being held by Hamas militants. Sunday’s “Day of Disruption” started at 6:29 AM, the moment that militants launched the first rockets toward Israel on October 7. (AP Video by Ami Bentov and Shlomo Mor)5 days ago
- 1:07Israel invites reporters into Rafah for first visit by international media since city was invadedAssociated Press VideosTwo months ago, before Israeli troops invaded Rafah, the city sheltered most of Gaza's more than 2 million people. Today it is a dust-covered ghost town. The Israeli military invited reporters into Rafah on Wednesday, the first time international media visited Gaza's southernmost city since it was invaded May 6. Israel has barred international journalists from entering Gaza independently since the Hamas attack on Oct. 7 that sparked the war. (AP Video by Ohad Zwigenberg)5 days ago
- 1:09Israelis mark 9 months since Oct. 7 with protestsReuters VideosSTORY: :: Israelis mark nine months since October 7 attack with protests and memorials :: July 7, 2024 :: Kibbutz Or Haner, Israel :: Gal Piechowicz, Activist “So, we are pretty close to Gaza Strip and a lot of people that were here are part of the community that was injured and hurt one October 7 and we came here with 1,600 black balloons that represent all the casualties that we had on October 7 and 200 balloons for, actually 120 yellow balloons that represent the hostages, the kidnapped that are still held in Gaza.” Protests began at 6:29 am, corresponding to the time of Hamas' assault on Oct. 7, according to Israeli media. The protests were expected to gain steam as the day progressed, culminating in massive demonstrations in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Hamas led an unprecedented attack into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 and kidnapping over 250 people, mostly civilians, according to Israeli tallies. Israel then launched a war against the Islamist group that rules the Gaza Strip, killing over 38,000, according to the territory's health officials.5 days ago
- 1:32Israel Tightens Grip on Rafah Amid Search for Hamas TunnelsWSJIsrael says that Hamas has smuggled arms into Gaza using tunnels underneath its border with Egypt. WSJ’s Dov Lieber reports from Rafah, where the Israeli military has tightened control.5 days ago
- 0:52Weekly demonstration held in Tel Aviv, Israel demanding deal to release hostages held in GazaAssociated Press VideosRelatives and supporters gathered on Saturday in Tel Aviv for a weekly rally demanding a deal to release the remaining hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.6 days ago
- 2:05Hamas source says group accepts US proposal on talks over hostagesReuters VideosSTORY: :: Tel Aviv, Israel :: July 6, 2024 Hamas has accepted a U.S. proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages, including soldiers and men. That’s according to a senior Hamas source, who spoke to Reuters on Saturday on condition of anonymity because the talks are private. :: Gaza City, Gaza :: July 4, 2024 It comes more than two weeks after the first phase of an agreement aimed at ending the war in Gaza. The militant Islamist group has dropped a demand that Israel first commit to a permanent ceasefire before signing the agreement, and would allow negotiations to achieve that throughout the six-week first phase. If accepted by Israel, a Palestinian official close to the internationally mediated peace efforts said it could lead to a framework agreement, ending the nine-month war. A source in Israel's negotiating team, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Friday there was now a real chance of achieving an agreement. A spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Saturday. :: Tel Aviv, Israel "For the first time in many months, we feel a spark of hope." At a rally, families of hostages called for Netanyahu to go through with the deal. "Netanyahu, we saw you sabotage the deal over and over again at the moment of truth, and each time, our hearts shattered. Do not dare break out hearts again." :: Al-Nuseirat, Gaza Meanwhile, Israeli forces stepped up military strikes across the enclave. At least 16 people were killed on Saturday when a school sheltering displaced Palestinian families in central Gaza was struck by an Israeli airstrike. That's according to the territory's health ministry and the official Palestinian news agency. The Israeli military said it targeted gunmen operating in the vicinity, after taking precautions to minimize risk to civilians. At least 38,000 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict, according to Gaza health officials. Hamas’ October 7 attack on southern Israeli cities killed 1,200 people and took some 250 hostages, according to official Israeli figures.6 days ago
- 0:54'Even if we had money, there are no goods': Palestinians at Gaza refugee camp suffer food shortagesAssociated Press VideosPalestinians say the hunger situation in northern Gaza has become increasingly dire as fighting between Israel and Hamas shows no signs of abating nine months into the devastating war.6 days ago
- 1:32Gaza clothing workshop rises from rubble to provide jobsReuters VideosSTORY: :: Khan Younis, Gaza With the destruction in Khan Younis visible through the shattered walls of this building… Palestinian tailors are hard at work. Businessman Abu Samer Shaat says the aim of this new workshop is to provide employment for displaced people... And help the enclave’s economy after nine months of Israeli bombardment. Shaat’s old factory in Rafah was destroyed. “My factory was destroyed, and I retrieved machinery from under the rubble, from the strikes. I retrieved the material; the fabric, thread and all the material for the work. I opened this factory, and I fixed it.“ Nearly all of Gaza’s 2.3 million inhabitants have lost their homes since the Israeli military campaign launched in response to the October 7 attack by Hamas. Many people are living in tents or shelters and struggling to afford food and goods among the ruins. Shaat estimates his losses due to the war are around $6 million. And with Israel only allowing in some humanitarian supplies, ordinary goods such as clothes are in short supply. Tailor Sami Hassouna travels about an hour each way to get to work. “We got the opportunity to work in our field of work,” he says, while adding: “We need continuity, and this needs the entry of new raw material.” Hassouna says the tailors are working with salvaged materials for now - but he worries how long that can last.7 days ago
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