SHOTLIST: - GAZA, PALESTINE (OCTOBER 11, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 1. DESTRUCTION IN GAZA 2. PALESTINIANS RETURNING TO THEIR HOMES 3. HEAVY MACHINERY CLEARING RUBBLE 4. PALESTINIANS WALKING AMONG RUBBLE OF THEIR DESTROYED HOMESGAZA, PALESTINE - OCTOBER 11: As a ceasefire takes hold in Gaza, tens of thousands of Palestinians displaced from Gaza City are returning to a city reduced to rubble by Israeli bombardment. The Israeli army pounded Gaza City with airstrikes and artillery shelling as part of a plan to occupy the entire city, home to more than 1 million Palestinians. As part of the assault, the military targeted high-rise towers across the city, leveling scores of buildings that once symbolized the city’s post-occupation development. The assault also destroyed restaurants, cafes and entertainment venues across the seaside city. According to The Washington Post, large parts of the city’s eastern neighborhoods were destroyed in Israeli attacks during the first phase of the Israeli war, which began in October 2023. “More recently, the military campaign focused on the west, where at least 14 high-rises have been flattened,” it said. During this period, several major towers, each at least ten stories high, have been demolished, including the Mushtaha Tower, one of Gaza’s most recognizable landmarks. The Israeli army claimed that the high-rise towers were allegedly used by Hamas for intelligence-gathering purposes, without providing specific evidence. Hamas has repeatedly denied the Israeli allegation. The United Nations prohibits the destruction of civilian property in areas under occupation unless “absolutely necessary for military operations,” and has cited such Israeli attacks among the evidence reviewed by a UN commission that concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza. Since October 2023, Israeli attacks have killed over 67,600 Palestinians in the enclave, most of them women and children, and rendered it uninhabitable.