Satellite Photos Show How Israeli Forces Have Erased Gaza Towns
Planet Labs imagery shows at least 50 Israeli military outposts and widespread rubble across the territory as reconstruction remains stalled.
- Satellite imagery from The Planet Labs reveals widespread demolition across Gaza, with Israeli forces systematically razing towns and districts using bulldozers and explosives since the ceasefire deal reached a year ago.
- Israel maintains control over around 60% of the territory, saying it demolishes buildings to prevent Hamas militants from using them, while Gaza's population remains squeezed into about 40% of the tiny territory.
- In the north, Jabaliya's refugee camp and the Awda Hospital Complex were reduced to rubble, while Beit Hanoun and Shijaiya now consist of leveled apartment towers; at least 50 military outposts stand throughout Israeli-held areas.
- With 2 million Palestinians displaced, survivors endure profound losses; Shadi Barawi, a 35-year-old amputee barber, balances on crutches to earn money while Najwa Abu Eita lives in a tent after losing her daughter.
- A U.N.-appointed expert warned in a February report that the scale of destruction could constitute a crime against humanity, yet large-scale reconstruction remains stalled as Israel and Hamas have failed to reach a disarmament agreement.
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Satellite images and open source analyses documented radical geographical and architectural shifts in the Gaza Strip after three years of war, going beyond the sheer scale of destruction, to paint a new spatial and military reality.
Israel continues demolishing buildings in Gaza a year after ceasefire
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Israel is still tearing down buildings in Gaza a year after the ceasefire
Satellite imagery three years after the war in Gaza began shows how the Israeli military has systematically razed the territory it controls in the Gaza Strip, erasing towns and districts. Troops have continued demolishing buildings and build multiple new bases…
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