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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ezz Al Din Abu Eisha

How Gaza’s residential towers became the frontline in Israel’s war

This article first appeared on our partner site, Independent Arabia

Israel has launched a campaign to target multistorey buildings in Gaza, a territory that has already lost much of its urban landscape and where civilian life is reduced to rubble. The residential Mushta Tower was demolished, Mecca Tower was threatened, and all high-rise buildings seem to await similar fates. The destruction of these “residential towers” carries longstanding political, military and civil implications.

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