3 years into the war: between the Gaza before and the Gaza after

Three years after the outbreak of the war, satellite image analysis reveals the extent of destruction in the Gaza Strip: 80% of buildings have been damaged, entire towns have been erased, alongside tent cities where over a million people are concentrated. Israel has created a security buffer zone within the Strip, while the reconstruction plan has yet to begin.

Three years after the outbreak of the war, satellite image analysis paints a grim picture of widespread destruction in the Gaza Strip. Research institutes indicate that 80% of all buildings in the Strip have been damaged in one way or another. Israel has created a security buffer zone within the Strip, establishing a new Gaza envelope inside enemy territory. Towns such as Juhor ad-Dik and Abasan have been almost completely erased, as have Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia. In Gaza City, areas like Rimal, the port, Zeitoun, and Shuja'iyya have been utterly destroyed, while others remain relatively intact. In the south, Rafah has been almost entirely razed, and it is there that the first pilot city of the reconstruction plan is supposed to rise. Alongside the destruction, satellite images also reveal vast tent cities where over a million people are concentrated, mainly in the central Strip. Deir al-Balah has sustained the least damage. The images illustrate the immense scale of reconstruction that will be required in the coming decades.