General Discussion

Devastation beyond ecological plausibility.
Unrealistic and illogical roadways.
Unnatural depth of field in a Tilt-Shift which isn't common to reputable journalistic warzone photography and also lacking in focus gradients found in real photography.
Repetitive copy-pastes of rubble formation via cloning tools using AI filler shared in his other photographs similar.
No human trace in either rubble or inactive form other than specific, in-focus elements in the bottom left.
Lighting and atmospheric inconsistencies.
Ecological impacts not matching level of devastation.
Complete lack of any impact craters, or even tracks for the "Construction vehicles" in the bottom left of the image
Square blocks of sand banks not noted in any satellite photos I could find of any section of Gaza yet prevalent here in abundance and following grid lines that don't exist by road structures.
Presumably Israeli vehicles in the mid-bottom of the image are overlapping and nearby "Tank" (presumably) has no known IDF equivalent
Construction vehicles, like third from left of "Tank", would not be left with their hoes in the ground implying further AI modification (And the second vehicle to the left's treads are completely nonexistent)
Structural pillars being left intact is common in AI prompts to produce "Destruction" and is reproduced in other photos from NYT.
Photographer is known for sensationalist photography to provoke emotional but not entirely truthful response, and this photo is notable for deviating from his normal visual style of focus on human presence. Looks like a post-photograph AI "Enhancement" designed to push a narrative.

MIGHT be a real photo or even a conglomerate, but probably not given the list I've provided beforehand. Specifically the shadows, as they tend to vary between locations in the photo.

Still, a noble effort. Easy to pick apart once I had the time, but very clearly altered. AI at best, mildly deceptive photoshop at worst.