The United Nations announced that approximately 55 percent of buildings in the Gaza Strip, most of which are residential, have suffered severe damage or destruction due to the ongoing Israeli war on the territory for the eighth month. The UN's satellite center, UNOSAT, reported that "a total of 137,297 buildings, or about 55 percent of the buildings in Gaza, have been damaged." This estimate was based on a comparison of satellite images taken on May 3, 2024, with other images collected from May 2023 to October 15, including a week after the outbreak of the war on Gaza.
The center stated, "Based on our analysis, we identified 36,591 destroyed buildings, 16,513 severely damaged buildings, 47,368 moderately damaged buildings, and 36,825 buildings that are likely damaged." The analysis, published on May 31, confirmed that all these buildings, totaling approximately 135,142, are residential.
