- The footage was shared by Palestinian freelance journalist Yousef Alhelou
- It reveals residents going about their each day lives within the northern a part of Gaza
A Palestinian man has supplied a uncommon glimpse of what life was like in Gaza earlier than Hamas launched its horrific assault towards Israel on October 7.
The footage, which was shared by Palestinian freelance journalist Yousef Alhelou, reveals folks going about their each day lives within the northern a part of the territory earlier than the battle ensued.
One clip reveals adults and youngsters swimming within the sea and taking part in on the seaside, whereas others present folks taking part in soccer on an astro-turf pitch, searching for fruit at an outside market and males fishing within the ocean from a ship.
Israel started bombing the Gaza strip shortly after Hamas terrorists stormed throughout the border into Israel, killing round 1,200 Israelis and foreigners and taking 240 hostage, in keeping with Israeli authorities.
Following the deadliest assault in Israel’s historical past, practically 15,000 folks, largely civilians and together with 1000’s of youngsters, have been killed in Gaza, in keeping with the Hamas-run authorities.
Children and adults may be seen taking part in within the sea and enjoyable on the seaside in Gaza
Another reveals a market stall promoting mangoes, pears and different fruit
The movies have been posted to Tik Tok by freelance journalist Yousef Alhelou, who has greater than 39,000 followers on the social media platform.
According to Reuters web site, he has labored as a broadcast information correspondent and reporter since 2007, offering content material for various native and worldwide new shops together with the BBC, GRN, CBC radio Canada and TV New Zealand.
It provides that he’s a UN fellow and is ‘one of many well-known journalists in Gaza’, the place he has been masking subjects together with artwork, sport and humanitarian points.
Yousef has been masking the battle for various years together with key evnets prior to now decade similar to the 2 Israeli wars on Gaza in late 2008 and late 2012.
He additionally runs the Gaza TV News web page on Facebook which has arpund 396,000 followers.
Yousef has been posting on Tik Tok since January 2021 with lots of his movies being filmed in London.
The compilation of the clips from Gaza was shared on X, previously Twitter, by London-based journalist Ahmed Alnaouq.
Ahmed lately appeared on Good Morning Britain, the place he spoke about how he misplaced 21 members of his household in a single week after their home was bombed within the war-torn Gaza strip.
This included his father, two brothers, three sisters, sister-in-law and 14 nieces and nephews.
Ahmed advised how his household had moved to his dwelling in Gaza as a result of they thought it will be safer than their very own.
They have been sleeping within the early morning of October 22 when the bombs struck – with solely two of his household surviving. One of those later succumbed to their accidents.
One clip reveals a person selecting tomatoes from a farm in Gaza
Another clip reveals folks stting and consuming at an outside seating space in the course of the night
Children and their dad and mom may be seen enjoting the sunshine in a single clip as they collect in a park subsequent to the ocean
One boy and a lady experience a camel on the seaside in Gaza previous to the October 7 assaults
A busy buying centre in Gaza the place folks may be seen buying downstairs, whereas an video video games may be seen taking part in within the background on the ground above
A big gathering of individuals for what seems to be some kind of celebration inside a eating corridor in Gaza
The United Nations on Saturday mentioned that 61 vans carrying medical provides, meals and water had delivered their payloads in northern Gaza, as a pause in preventing permits help to enter the besieged coastal territory.
Another 200 vans had been dispatched to the Gaza Strip from Nitzana, Israel, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) mentioned in an announcement, with 187 of them having made it previous the border by the early night native time.
Eleven ambulances, three coaches and a flatbed have been delivered to Al-Shifa hospital, which had seen heavy preventing in latest days, ‘to help with evacuations,’ the assertion mentioned.
‘The longer the pause lasts, the extra help humanitarian businesses will be capable of ship in and throughout Gaza,’ it added, thanking the Palestinian and Egyptian Red Crescent teams.
The day prior, when a brief truce between Israel and Hamas started with a purpose to facilitate the hostage and prisoner change, a complete of 137 vans had delivered help in Gaza, in keeping with the UN.
Hamas militants on Saturday launched 17 hostages, together with 13 Israelis, from captivity within the Gaza Strip whereas Israel freed 39 Palestinian prisoners.
The late-night change was held up for a number of hours after Hamas accused Israel of violating the settlement.
The delay underscored the fragility of the ceasefire, which has halted a warfare that has shaken Israel, brought on widespread destruction throughout the Gaza Strip and threatened to unleash wider preventing throughout the area.
‘We welcome the discharge of extra hostages at this time and renew our name for the fast and unconditional launch of all hostages,’ the OCHA mentioned.
‘And we hope the discharge of extra Palestinian detainees brings reduction to their households and family members.’
An aerial view of wreckage of residential areas after Israeli assaults throughout third day of the humanitarian pause in Khan Yunis
A view of wreckage of buildings after Israeli assaults throughout third day of the humanitarian pause in Khan Yunis
An aerial view of wreckage of buildings after Israeli assaults throughout third day of the humanitarian pause in Khan Yunis
Residential buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes in the course of the battle amid a brief truce between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in southern Gaza City
A Palestinian lady tries to stroll amid wreckage of buildings after Israeli assaults throughout third day of the humanitarian pause in Khan Yunis
The ceasefire, brokered by Qatar and the United States, is the primary prolonged break in preventing because the warfare started on October 7. Overall, Hamas is to launch not less than 50 Israeli hostages, and Israel 150 Palestinian prisoners. All are ladies and minors.
Israel has mentioned the truce may be prolonged by an additional day for each further 10 hostages freed, however has vowed to shortly resume its offensive and full its objectives of returning all hostages and destroying Hamas’ army and governing capabilities.
Thousands of individuals gathered in central Tel Aviv on Saturday in solidarity with the hostages and their households.
Exchanges continued into early Sunday, native time, with Hamas anticipated to free a complete of fifty hostages in the course of the four-day truce in change for 150 Palestinian prisoners, beneath an settlement brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the United States.