UN: 63% of Gaza structures damaged, destroyed

August 9, 2024 - 19:35

The United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) estimates that 63 percent of all structures in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed during the war.

Its findings, based on satellite imagery analyses, classify 156,409 structures as destroyed, severely damaged, moderately damaged or possibly damaged.

The hardest hit areas in recent months have been Rafah and northern Gaza, said UNOSAT, with 2,300 new structures assessed as damaged in northern Gaza and some 15,030 in Rafah.