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30th Jul 2014

Video: Terrifying time-lapse shows the destruction of Gaza neighbourhood in just one hour

A shocking new video appears to show an entire row of buildings in Gaza being destroyed by Israeli missile strikes.

Alan Loughnane

A shocking new video appears to show an entire row of buildings in Gaza being destroyed by Israeli missile strikes.

The footage was tweeted by Buzzfeed Middle Eastern correspondent Sheera Frenkel yesterday and reports are suggesting that the destruction was recorded in Gaza City’s Shejaiyah region, an area which has already seen intense conflict.

In the footage, we can see that Shejaiyah is originally filled with high rise buildings, but just one hour later, at 5pm GMT, the entire area is flattened by Israeli bombing and air strikes.

The original video has since been removed from social media sites but thankfully ProteanView managed to upload another version to YouTube.

Last week we brought you Jon Snow’s dramatic and harrowing reaction to the conflict in a emotional video on Channel 4, and this new recording further demonstrates the complete devastation being inflicted on Gaza.

Have a look at the footage of the time-lapse below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVV6zIyymoE

Video via ProteanView.

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