‘Everybody Was Stunned’: Palestinians in Gaza React to Battle

01:34-01:38 What compelled us to flee was the depth of the bombing, 01:38-01:39 which was in contrast to something previously. 01:39 The bombing didn’t spare any tree or house or individual; it focused all. Israeli forces bombarded Central Gaza with retaliatory airstrikes following a shock Hamas assault on Israel on Oct. 6. Amid the ruins, Palestinian residents in Gaza Metropolis expressed shock on the forcefulness of the Hamas assault on Israeli soil. 00:00-00:05 We wakened yesterday to the sound of rockets launched from [Gaza] 00:07-00:09 Nobody understood what was occurring 00:18-00:29 You know the way previously it was a giant deal if we our aspect managed to seize one [Israeli] soldier. Now think about a whole settlement. 00:23-00:39 An unprecedented incidence within the span of the palestinian challenge CUT OUT from 1948 till 2023, an unprecedented operation by the resistance factions, one that’s unimaginable and one which no political or safety skilled may have predicted. Everybody was shocked by the assault of the [Palestinian] resistance. It was robust. 00:44-00:49 We’re used to the pounding and the blasts and the horror and the worry in our youngsters. 00:49-00:51 We’re used to that stuff. Tens of hundreds of persons are searching for shelter at faculties throughout Gaza amid ongoing assaults. Greater than 1,100 individuals have been killed within the ongoing escalation.