Gaza - Dateline: Recent

Storyline:
Survivors at the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza Strip have been left in ruin and are living among a pile of rubble in the aftermath of a seven-day-long Israeli army assault in the vicinity of the camp.

The Palestinian Civil Defense announced on Thursday that the Israeli army had completely withdrawn following its week-long attack, with the mayor of Nuseirat saying in a press statement that the Israeli military operations had deprived the people of Nuseirat access to the most basic humanitarian services like water and sanitation.

Amal Al-Araj, a Palestinian mother who survived with her children as she was able to escape from a barrage of artillery shells that rained down on her neighborhood, said that her home was reduced to rubble by the aerial bombardment.

The repeated Israeli military incursions deep into several areas inside the Gaza Strip have decimated entire residential neighborhoods, razing many buildings to the ground, leaving many areas uninhabitable.

Health authorities in Gaza said that Israel's military operation on the Nuseirat refugee camp caused more than 500 casualties, resulting in multiple fatalities and leaving many reported missing, most of whom were innocent civilians who were shocked by the military attack on their neighborhoods.

Shotlist:
Gaza Strip - Recent:
1. Various of damaged building, debris, residents on street;
2. Amal Al-Araj, Palestinian resident, sitting among rubble;
3. Various of residents picking through rubble;
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Amal Al-Araj, Palestinian resident:
"Who will give us back our homes, our memories, and our dreams? We were supposed to be thinking about how to build for our children's future. Unfortunately, they took us back to square one. We did not take anything with us when we fled the house. My apartment was on the fourth floor. Look how it collapsed, and half of it was destroyed and became rubble on the ground.";
5. Various of debris, refugees;
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Rabab Mukhaimer, Palestinian refugee:
"I fled my home a few days ago after it was bombed. We thought we would return again after the military operation, but we were shocked that they destroyed the houses and residential buildings. As you can see, all our dreams have lost, and I cannot even find a piece of my house that was destroyed that is suitable as a souvenir.";
7. Various of Jumana Ghaith, medical worker at Al-Aqsa Hospital, working, treating patient on crowded hospital corridor;
8. Injured victim on bed;
9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Jumana Ghaith, medical worker at Al-Aqsa Hospital (partially overlaid with shot 10):
"Most of the patients that we received from the attacks in Nuseirat camp during the past 10 days were children, women, and the elderly. The injuries were severe and fatal to many civilians, leading to the death of many during the operation or even after it ended.";
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10. Sign reading (Arabic, English) "Waiting and Treatment Area";
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11. Various of damaged building, debris, residents;
12. Various of people, vehicles on streets.

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