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Satellite Images Reveal Wide Destruction in Gaza City as Israel Steps up Assault

Israeli military operations have demolished over 1,800 buildings, displacing thousands and worsening starvation in Gaza City as part of efforts to dismantle Hamas.

  • On September 5, satellite imagery showed Israeli forces demolishing high-rise towers and flattening entire blocks across Gaza City, damaging or destroying at least 1,816 buildings between August 9 and September 5.
  • The Israeli military ordered all Palestinian civilians to leave Gaza City ahead of an expanded offensive, targeting what it calls 'terrorist infrastructure' in Zeitoun and Jabalya to defeat Hamas.
  • Local authorities say the Palestinian Civil Defence reported over 1,500 homes destroyed in Zeitoun area and at least 50 multistorey buildings demolished, leaving more than 4,100 residents homeless overnight.
  • Official casualty records show that more than 1,500 homes in Gaza City’s Zeitoun area have been destroyed since early August, displacing over 7,600 people amid worsening conditions.
  • Satellite comparisons indicate the United Nations assessment found around 78% of Gaza Strip buildings damaged or destroyed, with excavators and bulldozers slowly demolishing blocks, while Israel claims control of about 40% of Gaza City and UN compounds remain near hospitals.
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Zeena Saifi, Thomas Bordeaux In the weeks since Israel announced plans to take Gaza City, Israeli forces have destroyed or damaged more than 1,800 buildings in and around the city, according to a CNN analysis. Satellite images taken by Planet Labs on September 5 show large-scale demolitions, mostly of residential buildings, compared to images taken on August 9, the day after Israel approved its new offensive. Most of the destruction appears to b…

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Satellite images reveal wide destruction in Gaza City as Israel steps up assault

In the weeks since Israel announced plans to take over Gaza City, its military has destroyed or damaged more than 1,800 buildings in and around the city, CNN analysis has found.

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More than 50,000 people living in Gaza City were left homeless in less than a week after the destruction caused by the Israeli Army, the Palestinian Civil Defence denounced today.

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