Gaza – Saba:
Saturday evening was anything but ordinary in Beit Hanoun, located in the northern Gaza Strip, as dozens of simultaneous and unprecedented Israeli airstrikes targeted the city in one of the most intense "fire belt" bombardments since the start of the genocidal war on October 7, 2023.
The scene on the ground and in the skies of Beit Hanoun turned into scattered flames and towering columns of smoke. When the dust settled, nothing remained but utter devastation, painted in shades of black.
Beit Hanoun, which the Israeli enemy forces had forcibly evacuated months ago under relentless bombardment, now burned alone. The sounds of explosions echoed for kilometers, reaching Gaza City and central and southern areas of the Strip.
According to Anadolu Agency in Gaza, the violent explosions in Beit Hanoun sent waves of panic among Palestinians in Gaza City due to their sheer intensity. Despite enduring months of bombardment and massive fires, this time was entirely different.
Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli enemy has waged a genocidal war on Gaza, involving mass killings, starvation, destruction, and forced displacement, disregarding all international appeals and even orders from the International Court of Justice to halt its aggression.
On social media, activists shared a terrifying video from Hebrew accounts documenting the moment Israeli warplanes bombed Beit Hanoun. The scene resembled an apocalyptic nightmare: an intense red light piercing through the darkness, accompanied by deep explosions shaking buildings from afar.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that the sounds of bombardment could be heard in the heart of Gaza, over ten kilometers away, terrifying children as mothers held them close, staring at the strange lights coming from the north.
Witnesses added that the thick smoke from the Israeli airstrikes on Beit Hanoun could even be smelled in Gaza City due to the intensity of the attacks.
Ahmed Riyad, a member of the Popular Committee in the Beit Lahia project area (a non-governmental body) in northern Gaza, told Anadolu: "The Israeli enemy army has turned Beit Hanoun into ruins over the past months, and tonight, it set those ruins ablaze with an unprecedented wave of airstrikes."
He added: "Flames are rising from every corner of the town, visible even from northern Gaza City. We can see the fires of the Israeli strikes, not just the smoke, from kilometers away."
Riyad continued: "Everything in the devastated city is flashing, and black smoke nearly blankets the entire sky above it."
He noted that Palestinians in northern Gaza City could feel the tremors of the Israeli airstrikes targeting Beit Hanoun—something that had not happened since the start of the war.
Riyad stated: "Beit Hanoun has now been completely wiped off the map. All that remains are piles of rubble from houses and infrastructure."
Despite Beit Hanoun being reduced to ruins, the Israeli enemy claimed its warplanes targeted "over 35 Hamas sites" in the town, alleging they struck the movement's infrastructure.
On Friday, Israeli War Minister Yoav Gallant shared an aerial image of Beit Hanoun, boasting that the city had been "flattened." The shocking image showed vast areas of rubble and the remnants of completely destroyed buildings.
Beit Hanoun was one of the first areas invaded by the Israeli enemy during its initial ground incursion into Gaza on October 28, 2023, in an ongoing genocidal war that has left widespread destruction and over 195,000 Palestinians dead or wounded.
According to previous figures from Beit Hanoun’s municipality, around 60,000 people lived in the city, which spans approximately 17,000 dunams (a dunam equals 1,000 square meters), before the start of the current genocidal war.
The Israeli enemy continues its war on Gaza alongside indirect negotiations in Qatar, attempting to reach a prisoner exchange and ceasefire agreement.
Saturday evening was anything but ordinary in Beit Hanoun, located in the northern Gaza Strip, as dozens of simultaneous and unprecedented Israeli airstrikes targeted the city in one of the most intense "fire belt" bombardments since the start of the genocidal war on October 7, 2023.
The scene on the ground and in the skies of Beit Hanoun turned into scattered flames and towering columns of smoke. When the dust settled, nothing remained but utter devastation, painted in shades of black.
Beit Hanoun, which the Israeli enemy forces had forcibly evacuated months ago under relentless bombardment, now burned alone. The sounds of explosions echoed for kilometers, reaching Gaza City and central and southern areas of the Strip.
According to Anadolu Agency in Gaza, the violent explosions in Beit Hanoun sent waves of panic among Palestinians in Gaza City due to their sheer intensity. Despite enduring months of bombardment and massive fires, this time was entirely different.
Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli enemy has waged a genocidal war on Gaza, involving mass killings, starvation, destruction, and forced displacement, disregarding all international appeals and even orders from the International Court of Justice to halt its aggression.
On social media, activists shared a terrifying video from Hebrew accounts documenting the moment Israeli warplanes bombed Beit Hanoun. The scene resembled an apocalyptic nightmare: an intense red light piercing through the darkness, accompanied by deep explosions shaking buildings from afar.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that the sounds of bombardment could be heard in the heart of Gaza, over ten kilometers away, terrifying children as mothers held them close, staring at the strange lights coming from the north.
Witnesses added that the thick smoke from the Israeli airstrikes on Beit Hanoun could even be smelled in Gaza City due to the intensity of the attacks.
Ahmed Riyad, a member of the Popular Committee in the Beit Lahia project area (a non-governmental body) in northern Gaza, told Anadolu: "The Israeli enemy army has turned Beit Hanoun into ruins over the past months, and tonight, it set those ruins ablaze with an unprecedented wave of airstrikes."
He added: "Flames are rising from every corner of the town, visible even from northern Gaza City. We can see the fires of the Israeli strikes, not just the smoke, from kilometers away."
Riyad continued: "Everything in the devastated city is flashing, and black smoke nearly blankets the entire sky above it."
He noted that Palestinians in northern Gaza City could feel the tremors of the Israeli airstrikes targeting Beit Hanoun—something that had not happened since the start of the war.
Riyad stated: "Beit Hanoun has now been completely wiped off the map. All that remains are piles of rubble from houses and infrastructure."
Despite Beit Hanoun being reduced to ruins, the Israeli enemy claimed its warplanes targeted "over 35 Hamas sites" in the town, alleging they struck the movement's infrastructure.
On Friday, Israeli War Minister Yoav Gallant shared an aerial image of Beit Hanoun, boasting that the city had been "flattened." The shocking image showed vast areas of rubble and the remnants of completely destroyed buildings.
Beit Hanoun was one of the first areas invaded by the Israeli enemy during its initial ground incursion into Gaza on October 28, 2023, in an ongoing genocidal war that has left widespread destruction and over 195,000 Palestinians dead or wounded.
According to previous figures from Beit Hanoun’s municipality, around 60,000 people lived in the city, which spans approximately 17,000 dunams (a dunam equals 1,000 square meters), before the start of the current genocidal war.
The Israeli enemy continues its war on Gaza alongside indirect negotiations in Qatar, attempting to reach a prisoner exchange and ceasefire agreement.