GENEVA, (PIC)
Satellite imagery analyzed by the United Nations Satellite Center shows that 30% of Gaza Strip’s buildings have been destroyed or damaged in the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.
“In total, a staggering 69,147 structures, equivalent to approximately 30% of the Gaza Strip’s total structures, are affected,” the United Nations Satellite Center, UNOSAT, said.
It added that 22,131 structures in the enclave have been identified as destroyed, with an additional 14,066 deemed severely damaged and 32,950 having sustained moderate damage.
Gaza Media Office (GMO) announced in previous statements that an estimated 70,000 housing units have been totally damaged and 290,000 housing units were partially destroyed and now uninhabitable in the Gaza Strip.
The satellite imagery was obtained on 6 -7 January 2024 and was compared to 6 images from 2023 with some of them dated before the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.
The Center reveals that the governorates of Gaza and Khan Yunis have experienced the most significant increase in damage, witnessing 10,280 and 11,894 damaged structures respectively, compared with previous analysis based on imagery acquired on November 26.
Since October 7, Israeli occupation army has been waging a bloody aggression on the Gaza Strip, with the US and European support, resulting in the killing of 27,131 citizens and the injury of 66,287 others, in addition to the displacement of more than 85 percent (about 1.9 million people) of the Strip’s population.
