The skyline of Gaza City. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Palestinian-Arab production company Media Town recently captured stunning, rarely seen footage of life in the Gaza Strip, showing the region from a new perspective, Israel’s Channel 2 reported on Monday.

Media Town used a newly acquired aerial photography drone to take beautiful overhead video of Gaza, a territory more often associated with rocket attacks and Israeli air strikes than beaches, sun and fun.

The film crew launched its new device from the center of Palestine Football Stadium to a height of approximately 50 meters, Channel 2 said.

The film reveals a unique bird’s eye view of the coastal region that includes remarkably serene scenes of Gaza’s promenade, sea side, mosques, port and city streets. Some of the locals are caught by surprise.

Watch the remarkable video below: