Palestinians return to Gaza's al-Zeitoun after 45-day Israeli assault
Al-Zeitoun neighbourhood in Gaza City has been left in ruins after a 45-day Israeli military operation that flattened entire residential blocks. Residents of the area in northern Gaza described it as the most destructive incursion yet. Al Jazeera's Ibrahim al-Khalili reports amidst the wreckage.
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