Mohammed Al-Najjar, a 33-year-old Gazan, has said he was “shocked” and feeling “lost” as he returned home, only to find much of Jabalia refugee camp in ruins after an Israeli offensive.

“All the houses have been reduced to rubble,” Najjar told AFP in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip.

“You are lost, you do not know where exactly your house is in the middle of this massive destruction.”

“I was shocked by the extent of the destruction in the latest aggression on Jabalia camp,” said Najjar.

In recent days, AFP correspondents have seen scores of Palestinians streaming into the area, trying to find their homes and salvage whatever belongings are left.

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