As Palestinians readied for Wednesday’s Eidul Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramazan, they were stunned at the apocalyptic sight of hundreds of gutted or collapsed buildings, bomb craters and tank tracks in the sand, AFP reports.

“I came to see my home, only to find it destroyed and reduced to a pile of rubble,” said Umm Ahmad al-Fagawi.

“I’m shocked by what I saw. Every home is destroyed, not only mine but also all the neighbours’ homes.”

Another returnee said she had come back to find “a ruined place — no water, no electricity, no columns, no walls and no doors, there’s nothing”.

“Gaza is not Gaza anymore.”

 Palestinian women prepare traditional cookies ahead of Eid al-Fitr, in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on April 8. — AFP
Palestinian women prepare traditional cookies ahead of Eid al-Fitr, in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on April 8. — AFP

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