"I immediately started hearing neighbors screaming and people running through the streets in panic. Even now, I struggle to process what happened. Because I live in a tower surrounded by others in Al-Rimal - a neighborhood in Gaza City dominated by high-rise residential buildings - I felt as though I were living in a ghost city the moment the Israeli occupation began destroying the towers."
"Countless residential buildings were destroyed. Even shelters were not spared. The Greek Orthodox School, run by the Greek Orthodox community but open to displaced families of all faiths, was struck despite being packed with refugees. And the Islamic University of Gaza - which had previously been targeted many times - was reduced to the ground entirely. This time, the occupation appeared determined to bury every safe haven for the displaced."
High-rise residential towers in Al-Rimal, Gaza, were systematically bombed, causing abrupt displacement and widespread destruction. The narrator's Al-kenz Tower lost half of its structure as neighboring towers collapsed, triggering screams and panic in the streets. A cousin's urgent warning prompted immediate evacuation. Periodic bombardment began in April 2025, with concentrated attacks on high-rises from September 10 and a peak of chaos on September 14. Countless residential buildings and shelters were destroyed. The Greek Orthodox School shelter was struck while filled with displaced families, and the Islamic University of Gaza was reduced to rubble, eliminating presumed safe havens.
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