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STORY: GAZA / DISPLACEMENT SERVICES COLLAPSED
TRT: 11:16
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 07 OCTOBER 2025, GAZA CITY, PALESTINE
1. Various shots, streets of Gaza City two years after the start of the war, appearing empty after most residents fled to the southern part of the Gaza Strip
2. Various shots, main markets in central Gaza City, now deserted by vendors, their goods, and shoppers
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Muhannad Hararah, Vendor at Al-Wehda Market, Central Gaza City:
“It’s natural that people fled out of fear, and traders also left and moved their goods to the south. That’s why the market is empty of people and goods. We pray for relief and hope for a truce in the next two days.”
4. Various shots, residents evacuating in their cars toward the south, loaded with their belongings
5. Various shots, empty streets in Gaza City, devoid of pedestrians and movement
6. Various shots, airstrikes on Gaza City, with plumes of smoke rising from residential buildings
7. Various shots, Al-Jundi Al-Majhoul Square in central Gaza City, where a few tents of displaced families remain
8. Various shots, Khayyal family, who fled from Al-Nasr neighbourhood to Al-Jundi Al-Majhoul Square after their home was destroyed two days ago
9. Various shots, Khayyal family inside their tent, with the sound of drones, gunfire, and artillery shelling audible in the background
10. Various shots, Nidaa Khayyal trying to swat flies away from her one-week-old baby
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nidaa Khayyal, Recently Displaced:
“Two nights ago, we were sitting at home when an explosive robot was dropped and detonated at the entrance of our building, causing the entire structure to collapse on us. I had given birth by C-section a week earlier and couldn’t move. My baby was only a week old. What was her fault? Why was she bombed? I pulled her out from under the rubble; she had stopped breathing for about four minutes. I held her in my arms and thought she had died, but thank God, she coughed and came back to life. We will not leave Gaza, even if the houses collapse on our heads.”
12. Various shots, Khayyal family and their children inside their tent in Al-Jundi Al-Majhoul Square in Gaza City
13. Various shots, Al-Shifa Medical Complex, the only remaining hospital still operating in Gaza City
14. Various shots, inside Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City, showing a limited number of patients and the wounded
15. Various shots, patients, and the wounded lying on iron beds, reflecting the severe lack of even the most basic hospital resources
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Dr. Moataz Hararah, Head, Emergency Department, Al-Shifa Medical Complex:
“The medical teams were terrified, as were the patients and the wounded. Many patients left at their own risk. The number of medical staff has dropped significantly, but we continue, at a minimum, to provide services in the emergency and dialysis departments.”
17. Various shots, empty hospital beds in Al-Shifa Medical Complex
18. Various shots, Wasim Hammouda, a young man injured when his home in Al-Nasr neighbourhood was bombed, who is not receiving proper medical care due to staff shortages
19. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Wasim Hammouda, Recently Wounded:
“I heard the shrapnel hitting the ground, but not the sound of the missile. A concrete pillar fell on my head, and I started screaming for help. Eventually, my father and neighbours pulled me out from under the rubble. By God’s grace, I’m still alive.”
20. Various shots, Hammouda standing in the hospital courtyard, visibly in pain from his injuries
Two years after the start of the war in the Gaza Strip, Gaza City has been left almost deserted, with large parts of its residential neighbourhoods destroyed and the siege tightened, as thousands of civilians continue to flee south to escape ongoing military operations.
Israeli forces have closed Al-Rasheed coastal road in one direction, blocking the entry of aid and goods, which has brought commercial activity in the city to a near standstill. Al-Wehda Market, one of Gaza’s largest, now stands empty of vendors, shoppers, and merchandise.
“It’s natural that people fled out of fear, and traders also moved their goods to the south,” said Muhannad Hararah, a vendor at Al-Wehda Market. “That’s why the market is empty of people and goods. We pray for relief and hope for a truce in the coming two days.”
A month ago, Al-Jundi Al-Majhoul Square in central Gaza City was crowded with dozens of tents sheltering displaced families. Today, following Israeli evacuation orders, only a few families remain, living in extremely harsh and dangerous conditions.
Among them is the Khayyal family, who fled their home in Al-Nasr neighbourhood a few days ago after it was destroyed. Standing in front of her temporary tent, Nidaa Khayyal recalled, “two nights ago, we were at home when an explosive robot was dropped at the building entrance. The entire building collapsed on us. I had given birth by C-section just a week earlier and couldn’t move. My baby girl was trapped under the rubble and stopped breathing for about four minutes. I thought she had died, but then she coughed and came back to life. We will not leave Gaza, even if the houses collapse on our heads.”
At Al-Shifa Hospital — one of the last remaining medical facilities operating in northern Gaza alongside Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital — the health system is collapsing rapidly due to severe shortages of staff and medical supplies caused by mass displacement and ongoing bombardment.
“The medical teams were terrified, and many patients left at their own risk,” said Dr. Moataz Hararah, head of the emergency department at Al-Shifa Medical Complex. “Staff numbers have dropped significantly, but we continue to provide basic services in the emergency and dialysis departments.”
The case of Wasim Hammouda, a young man injured by shrapnel in an airstrike on his home, highlights the dire situation civilians face. Standing in shock at the hospital, he said: “I heard the shrapnel hitting the ground, but not the sound of the missile. A concrete pillar fell on my head, and I started screaming for help. Finally, my father and neighbours pulled me from under the rubble. By God’s grace, I’m still alive.”
