Analysis of satellite imagery reveals the latest damage across Gaza since the start of the Israel-Gaza war.
For nearly a month, Israeli airstrikes have caused extensive damage in the Gaza Strip, particularly in the most densely populated northern region, where residents were told to evacuate. Bombardment has killed more thanIsrael says it is targeting Hamas leaders and fighters in retaliation to Hamas’s deadly surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7. But an analysis of satellite imagery shows that places of worship, hospitals, schools and residential areas have also been damaged or destroyed.
About two miles south of the Jabalya camp, in the heart of Gaza City, several mosques, schools, residential buildings and the Islamic University of Gaza have been heavily damaged. A cemetery and a sewage treatment plant in eastern Gaza City were also hit.Most of the damage is concentrated in heavily populated areas in northern Gaza. Nearly 30,000 buildings north of Gaza’s wetlands were damaged as of Sunday, according to the damage analysis by Corey Scher and Jamon Van Den Hoek.
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