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Rare aerial imagery shows displacement and destruction in Gaza

Rare aerial imagery shows displacement and destruction in Gaza

Washington Post3 days ago
KING ABDULLAH II AIR BASE, Jordan — Blocks upon blocks of crumbling buildings, punctuated by vast tent encampments. Scenes of devastation where neighborhoods once stood.
A chance to ride along on a Jordanian aid flight Wednesday carrying out airdrops over the Gaza Strip offered a rare opportunity for low-altitude aerial views of the scale of destruction and displacement in the territory.
Gaza has been closed to foreign reporters since Israel began its military operation in response to the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and views from above have been limited largely to satellite imagery, Israeli military photos and drone footage from Gazan journalists and media workers — at least 186 of whom have been killed, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.

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