UN: 66% of Buildings in Gaza Strip Damaged

The United Nations said on Monday that two-thirds of the buildings in the Gaza Strip have been damaged or destroyed since October 2023. The United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) released the update of its assessment of the damage inflicted on buildings in the Gaza Strip. This analysis, based on very high-resolution satellite imagery collected on 3 and 6 September 2024, shows that two thirds of the total structures in the Gaza Strip have sustained damage. Those 66% of damaged buildings in the Gaza Strip account for 163,778 structures in total. This includes 52,564 structures that have been destroyed, 18,913 severely damaged, 35,591 possibly damaged structures and 56,710 moderately affected. The most impacted region overall is the Gaza governorate, with 46.370 structures impacted. Gaza City has been notably affected, with 36.611 structures destroyed. Source: Qatar News Agency