NEW YORK, (PIC)
The United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) has released on Monday the 9th update of its assessment of the damage inflicted on buildings in the Gaza Strip.
This analysis, based on very high-resolution satellite imagery collected on 3 and 6 September 2024, showed that two thirds of the total structures in the Gaza Strip have sustained damage.
UNOSAT compared imagery captured on 3 and 6 September 2024 with previous data, providing a comprehensive view of the evolution of the destruction.
Those 66% of damaged buildings in the Gaza Strip account for 163,778 structures in total. This includes 52,564 structures that have been destroyed, 18,913 severely damaged, 35,591 possibly damaged structures and 56,710 moderately affected.
The most impacted region overall is the Gaza governorate, with 46,370 structures impacted. Gaza City has been notably affected, with 36,611 structures destroyed.
UNOSAT, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has also released an update on the health and density of cropland in the Gaza Strip.
Approximately 68% of the permanent crop fields in the Gaza Strip exhibited a significant decline in health and density in September 2024.
The satellite imagery-based analyses conducted by UNOSAT document the widespread destruction and highlight the affected population’s need for support.
