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A few blocks away, in the Beirut suburb known as the Dahieh, Mehdi Moussawi thought his own building was falling down.
From his balcony, the 45-year-old taxi driver and his wife Zahraa – who asked that their names be changed for this story – watched as a thick blanket of smoke and dust enveloped everything around them. In the distance, they could hear debris raining down, and overhead the familiar buzz of an Israeli drone.
Medical sources tell Al Jazeera that at least 640 Palestinians have been killed since Israel began its military operation in northern Gaza 17 days ago.
New footage shows hundreds of people queuing among the debris to leave Jabalia, in northern Gaza, and head southwest.
Reports from Reuters said that Israeli soldiers rounded up men and ordered women to leave the refugee camp.
Filmed from an Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) armoured vehicle, it appears that men are being split up from women and children.
ID cards are seemingly being inspected.
The scenes in the background of the video reflect the level of destruction in many places in Gaza.
We reported in our 1.25pm post about how Israeli operations had deepened in northern Gaza.
The IDF claims that Hamas forces are operating from the region.
Further drone footage shows the sheer number of people involved as the line stretches a long way down the demolished street.