Recent analysis of satellite images shows that nearly a third of the city of Gaza has been destroyed as a result of Israeli airstrikes, according to a report published by National Public Radio (NPR) on Thursday. The report indicates that research conducted by experts Jamon Van Den Hoek from Oregon State University and Corey Shear from the Kiyoni Center at New York University estimated that between 27% and 35% of buildings in the northern half of the region have been damaged since the onset of the war on October 7.
The experts based their research on images captured by the European Space Agency's "Sentinel-1" satellite, estimating that between 13% and 18% of buildings throughout the Gaza Strip have been destroyed or damaged, equating to between 38,000 and 51,500 buildings. Van Den Hoek, a satellite imagery expert, stated that the number of destroyed buildings is "steadily increasing… there is widespread damage in areas where people live." Shear pointed out that the northern region of Gaza continues to witness extensive damage to new buildings.
