Former CNN senior international correspondent Arwa Damon reflected on her multiple reporting trips to Gaza, revealing that the true scale of the crisis often escapes the lens of a camera. In an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Damon shared firsthand accounts of the devastation and trauma she witnessed, emphasizing that much of Gaza's reality remains outside the frame of media coverage. "Our social media screens and our TV screens are flooded with these horrific images. And that's one part of what's happening in Gaza. But the other part of what's happening in Gaza that I genuinely wish more people could see is how the population's humanity has continued to survive in these unimaginable circumstances," said Damon. The former correspondent also shed light on the everyday heartbreak that unfolds beyond the camera's reach, moments of quiet desperation and resilience that rarely make headlines. "You don't see the constant images that you see when you're driving through the areas of Gaza that we're able to drive through, of children without shoes on, rummaging through garbage or running after a vehicle hoping that they might be able to snag a bottle of water. You don't see the way that the exhausted mother cradling her baby kisses the top of its head," she said. With two decades of frontline reporting across nearly every major conflict zone, Damon highlighted that Gaza’s humanitarian crisis is unlike anything she has ever witnessed. "I have been in a lot of war zones. I have been in just about every single war zone you could possibly think of over the last 20 years, and Gaza does not even come close to anything that I have seen," said the former correspondent. SHOTLIST: Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Aug 23, 2025 1. Various of destroyed buildings, displaced Palestinians, tents; USA - Recent 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Arwa Damon, former CNN senior international correspondent (ending with shots 3): "Our social media screens and our TV screens are flooded with these horrific images. And that's one part of what's happening in Gaza. But the other part of what's happening in Gaza that I genuinely wish more people could see is how the population's humanity has continued to survive in these unimaginable circumstances."; Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Aug 17, 2025 3. Various of destroyed, flattened buildings, man standing on rubble; Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Aug 2025 4. Devastated cemetery; 5. Children standing by tent surrounded by rubble; USA - Recent 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Arwa Damon, former CNN senior international correspondent (starting with shots 4-5): "You don't see the constant images that you see when you're driving through the areas of Gaza that we're able to drive through, of children without shoes on, rummaging through garbage or running after a vehicle hoping that they might be able to snag a bottle of water. You don't see the way that the exhausted mother cradling her baby kisses the top of its head."; Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Aug 23, 2025 7. Various of mothers taking care of malnourished children in hospital; USA - Recent 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Arwa Damon, former CNN senior international correspondent: "I have been in a lot of war zones. I have been in just about every single war zone you could possibly think of over the last 20 years, and Gaza does not even come close to anything that I have seen."; Gaza Strip - Aug 9, 2025 9. Various of Palestinians heading for aid distribution sites to pick up food. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]