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Two-thirds of Gaza buildings damaged in war: UN

Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a residential building, in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip. — Reuters
Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a residential building, in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip. — Reuters
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GENEVA: Two-thirds of the buildings in the Gaza Strip have been damaged or destroyed since the Gaza war began in October 2023, the United Nations said on Monday. Updating its damage assessment, the UN Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) said very high-resolution imagery collected on September 3 and 6 showed a clear deterioration.


"This analysis... shows that two-thirds of the total structures in the Gaza Strip have sustained damage," UNOSAT said. "Those 66 per cent of damaged buildings in the Gaza Strip account for 163,778 structures in total," it said.


The last assessment, based on images from early July, determined that 63 per cent of structures in the Palestinian territory had been damaged. Monday's update said the damage now included "52,564 structures that have been destroyed; 18,913 severely damaged; 35,591 possibly damaged structures; and 56,710 moderately affected". Gaza City has been notably affected, with 36,611 structures destroyed, it added.


UNOSAT and the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization said that approximately 68 per cent of the permanent crop fields in the Gaza Strip showed "a significant decline in health and density" in September.


Part of the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Geneva-based UNOSAT says its satellite imagery analysis helps the humanitarian community assess the extent of conflict-related damage and helps shape emergency relief efforts. — AFP


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