Palestinians lament homes levelled in shelling

Residential buildings in Gaza were hit and damaged by Israeli fighter jets on Wednesday leaving dozens of Palestinians homeless.

Mohammad al-Masri, a homeowner in the city of Beit Lahia, in the north of the Gaza Strip, managed to evacuate his home with his family just minutes before it was levelled.

'Where are we going to go now? Sleep in the streets?'

- Mohammad al-Masri, Gaza resident

"By attacking civilians' homes, the occupation proves it has no morals. They claim these buildings are housing fighters or used for storing weapons but none of this is true," he told Middle East Eye.

"Yesterday they hit an open area claiming they targeted fighters and later it turned out they were farmers picking their harvest. They make up these false claims just to justify their actions to their people."

He said after a warning strike on the house, he left it in a rush with his family in the middle of the night, barefoot and with no place to go.

"I spent 15 years of my life saving to build this home. Now in one moment, it's gone," he added.

"Where are we going to go now? Sleep in the streets?"