north Loop After 48 days it was almost uninhabitable. Israel’s major bombings. They are completely destroyed or seriously damaged half of residential buildings in some areas of the beleaguered Strip.
Especially, Northern Gaza GovernorateBetween 18,300 and 23,500 buildings were affected. This represents 40% to 51% of the blocks in the area, according to damage analysis from the images. Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite It was conducted by Corey Scher of CUNY University and Jamon Van Den Hoek of Oregon State University (both in the United States). They use data from radar signals and algorithms interpreting these as significant damage to most of the houses in the north. Approximately 270,000 people lived in this region until the Israeli occupation.
The effects of the bombings were also felt in four other regions where the Palestinian territories under Israeli siege are divided.
Inside Gaza GovernorateThe destruction rate is in a similar range of 40% to 50%, with 24,600 to 31,300 buildings uninhabitable due to damage. With a population of more than half a million, this was the most populous region before the war.
In the central area Deir el-Balahapproximately 216,000 inhabitants, 4,400 to 6,300 buildings were damaged or destroyed (between 8% and 12% of the total).
Inside Jan YunusBetween 6,400 and 9,500 buildings in a region with a population of approximately 300,000 were severely affected (8-11%). Rafah, on the border with Egypt, is the least affected province, with 2,400 to 3,800 buildings, or 5% to 8% of the total.
Destruction data in Gaza
Destruction data shown by satellites Consistent with those provided in the latest United Nations report They are from last Friday and are based on figures given by the Strip Government, led by the Islamist group Hamas.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 60 percent of homes in Gaza were damaged. Israel also bombed 311 until it destroyed or damaged it. training facilitieseleven bread factories26 hospitals and 55 health centers3 churches85 mosques and 20 water facilities.
those videos Palestinian journalists share on social networksAerial images or ground photographs from other satellites such as Maxar confirm this. The destruction of Gaza, especially the north, is so great that the area is not very livable.
Previously, the capital of Gaza had high-rise buildings, markets and shopping malls, as well as several hotels with swimming pools or modest amusement parks. Almost none of them survive. The Israeli Government and members of Parliament made the following recommendations: Expelling Gazans (2.2 million people) from the regionIn Egypt, for example, something the international community rejects as forced displacement prohibited by humanitarian law. However, without accommodation and infrastructure, life becomes unlivable.
Hebrew Army orders civilians to evacuate from north to south, but data shows this is continuing that area was also seriously attackedAlthough the destruction is slightly less. There is no safe zone on the entire Strip.
At least 14,500 Palestinians have died so far, including 6,000 children. Tel Aviv says its aim is to put an end to Hamas, which is both a political movement, a political party and an armed wing, and the al-Qassan brigades, which, along with Islamic Jihad, are responsible for attacks that end lives. at least 1,200 Israelis.