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Israeli invasion of Shujaiya leaves trail of death and destruction

More than 85 percent of the buildings in Gaza City’s Shujaiya neighbourhood have become uninhabitable, making more than 120,000 residents now homeless, said a spokesperson for the civil defence agency in Gaza.

“We recovered more than 60 martyrs (bodies) and there are dozens of martyrs under the rubble of homes in the Shujaiya neighbourhood. We do not have an accurate number,” said the spokesperson.

“The occupation destroyed a medical clinic that provided health services to more than 60,000 Palestinians in Shujaiya,” he added.

“Documented testimonies” have been taken saying that Israeli forces opened fire on residents in the neighbourhood despite being in routes designated as safe, he said.