In Gaza, Satellites Show 157,200 Damaged or Destroyed Buildings

Top: On February 21, 2024, a boy stands atop a damaged building following Israeli air strikes in Rafah, Gaza. Visual: Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images As the field of conflict remote sensing grows, experts are leaning on satellite images for humanitarian purposes. BY RAMIN SKIBBA ON OCT. 22, 2023 Israeli warplanes bombed buildings near Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza City, according to Reuters. Over the following weeks, airstrikes hit near the medical facility and neighboring structures, with some damage documented on video by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society. By Nov. 12, in need of both electricity and generator fuel, Gazan health officials were forced to shut down both … Continue reading In Gaza, Satellites Show 157,200 Damaged or Destroyed Buildings